BOOKS

During the First and Second World Wars, the Indian Army's duties increase on a global scale, requiring rapid expansion. This, in turn, created an increased need for Indian Army officers.

This is by no means a mere catalogue of fashion plates, it tells a romping good story cover to cover that will delight academic historians and fashion officiandos alike.

Whether you are planning a visit or just want to read about the museum and its collections, buy a guidebook and find out more about our collection pieces and the stories behind them.

A visual record of wartime Britain during the attack on London between 1939 and 1945.

There have been numerous books about the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior and about Revd David Railton but none so poignant as this. A modest and selfless man who served as a Chaplain on the terrifying battlefields of Flanders.

Giles Orpen-Smellie writes about his experience as a battalion intelligence officer, of how battlefield or tactical intelligence, was collected and assessed to develop a picture of the Argentine defenders.

The 47th Regiment of Foot served throughout the whole of the American War of Independence. The regiment experienced the transition from peacetime soldiering in Ireland and New Jersey, throughout the deteriorating political situation, to open rebellion.

James Holland recounts the heroism of the Sherwood Rangers, an elite tank regiment blooded in the deserts of North Africa, who played a pivotal role in D-Day and the final months of the Second World War

Giving prominence to the deep, personal battles of those left behind, The Searchers brings the legacy of war vividly to life in testament to the bravery, compassion and resilience of the human spirit.

Between January and August 1947 the conflicting political, religious and social tensions in India culminated in independence from Britain and the creation of Pakistan.

Soldiery explores the British Army as a diverse and proud organisation with a cherished heritage.

On 19 March 2003, a combined force from the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq. The British effort was codenamed Operation Telic and saw the largest gathering of British troops since the Second World War.