This is an account of the extraordinary life of John Laffin, editor and journalist, novelist and poet, soldier, military historian, and more. Crammed with incident and anecdote...more details Format:Paperback
John Laffin has written a critical and challenging analysis of the whole campaign, assisted by detailed maps and contemporary photographs. He examines the premises on which it was conceived...more details Format:Paperback Pages:304
John Laffin believed that for too long the image of the German soldier has been distorted by the political crimes and atrocities of the Nazis. It is time that the ordinary German soldier was given his due. Such is the aim of "Jackboot"...more details Format:Paperback Pages:304
This book is about a private soldier of the British Army, Leonard Arlington of the Middlesex Regiment. But it is dedicated, with his approval...more details Format:Paperback Pages:212
This book was the first serious attempt to illustrate the humanity of the soldier on the Western Front, reflecting the war as they saw it from first shot to last. These tales...more details Format:Paperback Pages:224
Generally, all great commanders all owe something to Gideon, victor over the Midianties about 1200 BC and to David, conqueror of Goliath, about 1000 BC. The circumstances of war may never be repeated. But the essence of major tactics has not changed as greatly as many theorists would have us believe. The methods of their applications may have altered...more details Format:Paperback Pages:288
Tommy Atkins is the English soldier. The "Tommy this, an' Tommy that", who singing marched with the Great Duke to the Danube, who joking broke the cavalry of France at Minden...more details Format:Paperback Pages:280