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Polonica

Divided Loyalty Britain's Polish Ally During World War II

Rogalski Wieslaw

ISBN: PB: 9781911096641, Casemate, Helion and Company, May 2017
224 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 19 black&white illus., 3 maps

At the outbreak of the Second World War, Poland was a quasi-military State undergoing rapid political and social change. Nevertheless, Britain signed an agreement with the country as part of its decision to adopt a policy of encircling Germany: a res...

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America

Six Days in September A Novel of the 1862 Maryland Campaign

Rossino Alexander B.

ISBN: HB: 9781611213454, Casemate, Savas Beatie, May 2017
336 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 3 maps, illus.

Alex Rossino's Six Days in September is a gripping, fast-paced account of Robert E. Lee's 1862 campaign to win Southern independence by carrying the war north into Maryland. The thrust across the Potomac River triggered a determined Federal response...

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Isle of Wight Feast of Food and Drink

Richardson Jo

ISBN: PB: 9781526206497, Casemate, Foreland Books, April 2017
160 pp., 25x20 cm, 150 photos

"The Isle of Wight Feast of Food and Drink" celebrates the wealth of artisanal food and drink produced on the Isle of Wight. This culinary odyssey is developed through nine scenarios that reflect the Island's pleasurable, healthy lifestyle – renowned...

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Military

Courage in Combat Stories by and about Recipients of the Nation's Highest Awards

Rinaldo Richard J.

ISBN: PB: 9781612004563, Casemate, April 2017
456 pp., 23.6x15.9 cm

Published in conjunction with the Legion of Valor of the United States of America, this is an anthology of pieces about courage in combat, including stories by and about recipients of the United States' highest decorations, the Medal of Honor, the Di...

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Military

Glories to Useless Heroism The Seven Years' War in North America from the French Journals of Comte Maures De Malartic, 1755-1760

Raffle William

ISBN: PB: 9781911512196, Casemate, Helion and Company, February 2017
256 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 8 maps

"These are the facts and notes taken by a soldier on campaign, written daily, sometimes in a tent, sometimes in a canoe, today in the presence of the enemy, tomorrow in conference with a tribe of savages". This succinct description is taken from the...

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Europe

Britain's Civilian Armies in World War II The Fight on the Home Front

Rogers David

ISBN: PB: 9781911096313, Casemate, Helion and Company, February 2017
232 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 35 black&white illus., 20 tables

Whilst the men and women of national service age were called to arms in the various Services, a parallel process was being undertaken involving the civilian population. This initiative relied in the main on volunteers accepting challenges and committ...

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Performing Arts

Trisha Brown Choreography as Visual Art (1962-1987)

Rosenberg Susan

ISBN: PB: 9780819576620, ISBN: HB: 9780819576613, Casemate, Wesleyan University Press, December 2016
352 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 129 illus.

Trisha Brown re-shaped the landscape of modern dance with her game-changing and boundary-defying choreography and visual art. Art historian Susan Rosenberg draws on Brown's archives, as well as interviews with Brown and her colleagues, to track Brown...

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Letters From Timor

Ramsden Graeme

ISBN: PB: 9781921941009, Casemate, Big Sky Publishing, November 2016
250 pp., 21x14.8 cm, 50 illus. and maps

Chaplain Graeme Ramsden served in Vietnam as a soldier and subsequently studied theology and was ordained as a deacon of the Roman Catholic Church. He commenced duties as a chaplain in the Australian Regular Army and was deployed on operations to sup...

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Biography & Memoires

Military

Half-Shilling Curate A Personal Account of War and Faith 1914-1918

Reay Sarah

ISBN: HB: 9781911096467, Casemate, Helion and Company, October 2016
168 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 40 black&white illus., 2 maps

"The Half-Shilling Curate", as he was affectionately known by his family, tells the very personal story of an army chaplain – The Reverend Herbert Butler Cowl – from Christmas Eve 1914 to the end of hostilities in 1919. His descriptive account, from...

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Biography & Memoires

Military

General Fox Conner Pershing's Chief of Operations and Eisenhower's Mentor

Rabalais Steven

ISBN: HB: 9781612003979, Casemate, September 2016
320 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 16 illus.

John J. Pershing considered Fox Conner to have been "a brilliant soldier" and "one of the finest characters our Army has ever produced." During World War I, General Conner served as chief of operations for the American Expeditionary Force in Europe....

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