Between July and October 1940, in what became known as the Battle of Britain, a nation held its breath while the pilots of the Royal Air Force battled...

Poison gas was one of the most fearful weapons of its day and added a terrifying new dimension to modern warfare. In 1915, the only item a soldier had...

The outbreak of World War I in 1914 found the British Army - like those of the other combatant nations - unready in many respects for a new age of war...

Featuring full-color artwork, this is the engaging story of Britain's elite light infantrymen in battle during the American Revolutionary War.

This book provides a unique insight into the uniforms and equipment used by British Empire forces between the two world wars.

The scenes are familiar ones; the young 'Brylcream Boys' sat at dispersal waiting for the haunting call of 'Scramble', lounging in their shirt sleeves...

This second edition of Peter Ducker's best-selling British Military Medals traces the history of medals and gallantry awards from Elizabethan times to the modern day, and it features an expert account of their design and production.

Hundreds of line drawings, charts, and indices make this book the world's most valuable proof mark reference for the collector.

The only book of its kind, this is an ambitious effort to catalogue international service records and related sources covering the soldiers of all cou...

Thompson submachine gun aficionados and enthusiasts always demand every last bit of information available on this now classic firearm. They will not b...

This is the first volume of a new collection dedicated to the evolution of techniques and materials used by special services and special forces. In Oc...

Collecting Metal Shoulder Titles is recognized by collectors and military historians alike as the definitive reference work.

The book re-evaluates both the plug bayonet as a weapon and its implementation which fundamentally changed how it impacted both the formation and tactics of all armies of the long seventeenth century.

Gabriele Esposito examines how the foot regiments were reformed and evolved to absorb the lessons of defeat in America and setbacks elsewhere to become the efficient and dependable bedrock of victory in the Napoleonic Wars.

Focusing on the actual objects used by the British Army during the 18th century. From personal items to weapons carried by soldier and officer alike.

Focuses on the infantryman serving on the Western Front, examining many aspects of his uniform and equipment drill and training, weapons and defenses.

Recruiting posters, uniforms and entrenching equipment to games, postcards and pieces of 'trench art,' this book brings to life the experience of the Great War soldier through the objects with which he would have been surrounded.

During World War I, the picture postcard was the most important means of communication for the soldiers in the field and their loved ones at home, wit...

Over 1400 photographs and more than 150 drawings and diagrams are used to illustrate the main variations of weapons, their ammunition and support equipment.

A unique publication for collectors of militaria, reenactors, model makers and students of military history. Features 1700+ photographs.

View any image of a Tommy and his uniform becomes an assumed item, few would consider where and how that uniform was made. Over 5 million men served o...

Presents the early history of the Army Service Corps of the British Army by means of a unique collection of some 540 images, mainly contemporary postcards.

Fly with the Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2s and Sopwith Camels over the trenches and see what the RFC aircrew wore as they took on their German foe in what were the formative years of military aviation.

A pictorial display of Britain airborne forces; a must have tool for military history enthusiasts, airborne collectors, re-enactors, modellers, and soldiers.

Examines the introduction and evolution of the VC, along with some of the fascinating individuals and remarkable acts of valor associated with it.

Limited text. This book is full of large, full color photographs of reenactors in their historic dress uniforms from notable European military empires...

Historians have always been intrigued by Riflemen and the special weapons that they carried. This fascination even extends to the general public, as c...

A companion volume to German Aces of World War I - The Pictorial Record (Norman Franks & Greg VanWyngarden, Schiffer, 2004), this new book covers the ...

An exhaustive study of the development of the battalion, brigade and divisional signs of the twelve divisions that formed the regular army during the Great War.

From noted researcher De Witt Bailey comes this long-awaited guide to the British firearms and accoutrements carrie on the battlefields of North Ameri...