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1916 Experience by Julian Thompson
Category: History
Verdun was a watershed of great importance in the First World War while the Somme battle marked the beginning of the passing of the main burden of the war from France to Britain and the Dominions. Written by a leading military historian and including a wealth of first-hand accounts on an audio CD, Imper ...Show more
1918 How the First World War was Won by JULIAN THOMPSON
Category: Military
The war in 1918 changed character radically, and nowhere more so than on the Western Front. Over three years of stalemate, what had effectively become siege warfare conducted along a line of trenches from Switzerland to the sea was 'unlocked' by the German March 1918 offensive. Suddenly it was a war o ...Show more
Call to Arms by Julian Thompson
Category: Military
Featuring biographies of each military leader, the history of why each speech was significant and what happened in the battle as a result, this is a history of the world at war.
Dunkirk by Julian Thompson
Category: Military
In May 1940, the small British Expeditionary Force was sent to help the Belgians and French hold back the German army. When the Germans invaded, the BEF found themselves in mortal danger thanks to the collapse of the French army on one flank and the Belgian on another. Ill-equipped and under-trained, th ...Show more
Dunkirk - Retreat to Victory by Julian Thompson
Category: History
The rescue of 338,000 British troops from the beaches at Dunkirk is one of the most emotive subjects of the Second World War - a defeat that was turned into a victory in a uniquely British way. In May 1940, the small British Expeditionary Force was sent to help the Belgians and French against the advanc ...Show more
Dunkirk - Retreat to Victory by Julian Thompson
Category: History
In May 1940, the small British Expeditionary Force was sent to help the Belgians and French hold back the German army. Ill-equipped and under-trained, they fought hard for three weeks, from the German invasion of France to the rescue of the last British troops from the beaches at Dunkirk. Remarkably, th ...Show more
Forgotten Voices Desert Victory by Julian Thompson
Category: History
'Between Friday and Monday we never slept at all. Everyone's face was one mass of sand . The guns were so hot, all the paint had gone'. (Bombardier Ray Ellis). Had the Allies lost in North Africa, Rommel's Afrika Korps would have swept through the Middle East, cutting the vital supply line through the S ...Show more
Forgotten Voices of Burma by Julian Thompson
Category: History
From the end of 1941 to 1945, a pivotal but often overlooked conflict was being fought in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II - the Burma Campaign. It was the longest campaign fought by the British Commonwealth forces during the war, and the fighting was amongst the most brutal and bloody they ...Show more
Gallipoli by Julian Thompson
Category: History
From 25th April 1915 to 9th January 1916, troops from Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Turkey engaged in a bitter struggle for the Gallipoli peninsula. The Allied forces wanted to forge a passage through the Dardanelles in order to create a sea route to Russia and capture the Ottoman capital of Consta ...Show more
Gallipoli: 100 Years by Julian et al Thompson
Category: Military
From 25 April 1915 to 9 January 1916, troops from Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Turkey engaged in a bitter struggle for the Gallipoli peninsula. The Allied forces wanted to forge a passage through the Dardanelles in order to create a sea route to Russia and capture the Ottoman capital of Constantin ...Show more
MASTERS OF THE BATTLEFIELD by JULIAN THOMPSON
Category: Children's History
Written by one of Britain's most successful living battlefield commanders, "Masters of the Battlefield" examines the lives and tactics of 30 of the world's greatest military leaders. Arranged chronologically, each general is represented by a colour-illustrated double-page spread containing a biography, ...Show more
Masters of the Battlefield by Julian Thompson
Category: Military | Series: Y Ser.
Masters of the Battlefield examines the lives and tactics of 28 of the world's greatest military leaders, from Julius Caesar to Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf.Arranged chronologically, each general is represented by a double-page spread containing a biography, a list of his most important dates and battles ...Show more