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Aviation

Forgotten Heroes Aces of the Royal Hungarian Air Force in the Second World War

Stenge Csaba B.

ISBN: HB: 9781911512684, Casemate, Helion and Company, September 2018
464 pp., 24.5x17 cm, 400 black&white and colour photos, 40 tables

Prior to the beginning of the Second World War, the Royal Hungarian Armed Forces – including the Air Force – prepared to engage the Little Entente forces; however, after a short skirmish prior to the war with the Slovaks, during the war, their oppone...

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Military

Hall of Mirrors War and Warfare in the Twentieth Century

Storr Jim

ISBN: HB: 9781912390854, Casemate, Helion and Company, September 2018
256 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 8 colour plates, 10 maps, 12 charts

The 20th Century was hugely violent. It was possibly the most violent century in history. It is a clearly-defined period in the past. A huge amount has been written about war, and warfare, in that period. So, what can we learn from war, and warfare,...

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Military

Europe

First Bridge Too Far The Battle of Primosole Bridge 1943

Saliger Mark

ISBN: HB: 9781612006895, Casemate, July 2018
256 pp., 22.9x15 cm

The full story of the British airborne forces attempt to take the strategically important Primosole Bridge, published for the 75th anniversary of the battle Shows how this battle was a precursor to the Battle of Arnhem – and the lessons that were and...

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Medieval

Castles Fortresses of Power

Sadler John, Serdiville Rosie

ISBN: PB: 9781612006130, Casemate, June 2018
160 pp., 19.8x12.5 cm, 30 black&white illus.

Fortified structures have been in existence for thousands of years. In ancient and medieval times castles were the ultimate symbol of power, dominating their surroundings, and marking the landscape with their imposing size and impregnable designs. Af...

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Military

Days of Battle Armoured Operations North of the River Danube, Hungary 1944-45

Szamveber Norbert

ISBN: PB: 9781912174263, ISBN: HB: 9781907677649, Casemate, Helion and Company, June 2018
288 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 24 black&white photos, 16 maps

"Days of Battle" describes a hitherto neglected part of the military history of Hungary during World War II. In three separate studies, Dr Norbert Szamveber, drawing from files and documentation from German, Hungarian and Soviet sources, presents det...

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Military

Africa

Masters of Mayhem Laurence of Arabia and the British Military Mission to the Hejaz

Stejskal James

ISBN: HB: 9781612005744, Casemate, May 2018
304 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 16 pages of black&white photos

Striking where the enemy is weakest and melting away into the darkness before he can react. Never confronting a stronger force directly, but willing to use audacity and surprise to confound and demoralize an opponent. Operations driven by good intell...

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Aviation

Military

Chaco Air War 1932-35 The First Modern Air War in Latin America

Sapienza Antonio

ISBN: PB: 9781911512967, Casemate, Helion and Company, February 2018
96 pp., 29.7x21 cm, 200 illus.

The Chaco War was probably the first "modern" conflict in Latin America where military aviation was widely used in all roles. Bolivia, as the reader will find out, had a very powerful military air force, but unfortunately for them and luckily for Par...

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Military

Biography & Memoires

Campaigns and Battles of General Nathan Bedford Forrest Kentucky to Chickamauga, 1861-1863

Scales John

ISBN: HB: 9781611212846, Casemate, Savas Beatie, February 2018
312 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 58 maps, 2 images

Nathan Bedford Forrest was one of the most intriguing characters to emerge during the Civil War. There are no shortage of books and articles on the man and his generalship, with topics ranging from hero worship based on his extraordinary battlefield...

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Political Science

Criminology

Expeditionary Police Advising and Militarization Building Security in a Fractured World

Stoker Donald

ISBN: HB: 9781911512868, Casemate, Helion and Company, February 2018
320 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 9 photos, 10 charts

This original edited volume draws upon the latest work of a global cast of scholars and practitioners in several fields to examine the history, evolution and lessons of previous expeditionary police advising missions. Since the end of the Cold War, t...

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America

Military

15 Years of War How the Longest War in U.S. History Affected a Military Family in Love, Loss, and the Cost of Service

Schellhaas Kristine

ISBN: PB: 9781611213485, Casemate, Savas Beatie, December 2017
384 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 60 illus.

Less than 1% of our nation will ever serve in our armed forces, leaving many to wonder what life is really like for military families. He answers the call of duty in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Pacific; she keeps the home fires burning. Worlds apart,...

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