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John Willis writes about the forgotten story of the Allied prisoners of war who survived the devastating Nagasaki nuclear bomb, one of the greatest survival stories of the Second World War.

Rupert Wieloch explores the second battle of El Alamein, its key events and its importance in the context of the Second World War.

Andrew Hoskins and Matthew Ford discuss how digital devices have shaped the ways in which contemporary war is viewed, understood and fought.

Emma Hanna explores the use of music and its wide-ranging importance to the British armed forces during the First World War.

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

John Campbell reveals Haldane's intensely personal side through previously unpublished private correspondence, and shows his enormous relevance in our search for just societies today

The first comprehensive single-volume history of India's soldiers in the British Empire, written with flair and rich in detail, this book offers a vital new perspective to mark the 75th anniversary of Indian independence.

In time for the eightieth anniversary, The Lighthouse of Stalingrad will shed fresh light on this iconic battle through the prism of the men who fought one another over five months and the officers who commanded them.

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.

Counterinsurgency is defined as efforts to defeat and confine a rebellion against a constituted authority. While it has become a buzzword in the last twenty years, it is as old as society itself.

Andrew Chatterton examines Britain's readiness to defend against a German invasion during the Second World War

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