The Siege of Vienna in 1683 was one of the major turning points in European history. The hot September day that witnessed the last great trial of strength between Cross and Crescent opened an epoch in European history that lasted until the cataclysm of the First World War in 1914.

This book illuminates an event often over-shadowed by the tragedy of Dunkirk in the Second World War - that of the capture and valour of the 51st Highland Division in St Valery.

Flodden is widely regarded as one of Scotland's most ignominious military defeats; a battle that need never have been fought and a historical event that has been firmly engraved in Scotland's national consciousness ever since.

The suffering inflicted on millions in Stalin's camps has been told before ­ but Michael Krupa's story is unique. He retells his gruelling and traumatic experiences with clarity, honesty and courage.

Crucial to control of the North Atlantic during the Second World War was knowledge of the weather: for the wolf packs and German raiders that lurked in these bitter seas this was the vital ingredient that would enable them to cut the vital arteries t

After his passing, Ray Ward’s son discovered his father’s memoirs of the Second World War in the basement of their family home. The Mirror of Monte Cavallara is a very personal, poignant and revealing account.

During the two world wars, the chain of island groups ­ Orkney, Shetland, the Faroes and Iceland ­ linking Europe to North America, acquired great strategic significance.

This is a true story of romance and escape during World War Two.

'An important contribution to Scottish history as well as to our understanding of international relations and military organisation.' - The Historian

Scottish military offensives against England from 1369 were largely the product of government policy, were launched with careful timing and in the reign of Robert II Involved close co-operation with France.

The sequel to Michael Shaara's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Killer Angels.

Including a unique selection of war-time photography, Osborne and Armstrong draw on a wide variety of sources in writing this fascinating and moving book.

William Manchester fought his way from Guadalcanal to Okinawa in the front line of the American war in the Pacific. His account of this war combines searing observation and powerful commentary.

’The best book ever written on the Russian Civil War … a first-rate work of scholarly synthesis’ – Robert McNeal

’A miracle of concision, clarity and completeness’ – Michael Malancon

Evan Mawdsley’s lucid account of this vast and complex subject explains in detail the power struggles and political manoeuvres of the war, providing a balanced analysis of why the Communists were victors.

The first biography of Douglas Haig that takes into account modern military scholarship, giving a more rounded picture of the private man than has previously been available. What emerges is a picture of a comprehensible human being, not necessarily particularly likeable, but honourably ambitious, able and intelligent, and the man more than any other responsible for delivering victory in 1918.

From Celtic warfare to the feudal host to the professional armies of the eighteenth century, from guerrilla warfare to the pitched battle, from siege to Border Reiver, Scotland is unique in having had almost every major type of warfare taking place within its frontiers. John Sadler weaves chronicle, narrative, and analysis together in a masterly way, recreating the drama and passion of centuries past.

On 31 December 1918, hours from the first New Year of peace, hundreds of Royal Naval Reservists from the Isle of Lewis poured off successive trains onto the quayside at Kyle of Lochalsh. This work tells the story of the Iolaire, the commitment of the people of Lewis to the war against the Kaiser, and the way of life that was destroyed.

"An outstanding record of the Scots at war on the sea and will surely entertain all who have an interest in Scotland and its history." - The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord

A brilliant, insightful and unique portrait of the Scottish war at sea, examining an array of skirmishes including the Wars of Independence, the Napoleonic Wars, the Second World War, and cold war spying missions.

'A splendid book,' - Niall Ferguson

Arras, 1917 is a biography of the author’s uncle, Ernest Reid, who died in 1917, an officer in the Black Watch, of wounds sustained in the Battle of Arras.

This is the inspiring true story of one of the Second World War’s most unusual combatants – a 500-pound cigarette-smoking, beer-drinking brown bear.