Böcker av Martin Marix Evans

This volume covers all aspects of the Boer War including its origins, military strategy and tactics, the main battles and sieges, the principal political and military figures, weaponry, and subjects such as the role of the railways, the treatment of the wounded, and the use of concentration camps.

On 6 June the greatest landing force ever assembled began the Allied Liberation of France and Europe.

On 6 June the greatest landing force ever assembled began the Allied Liberation of France and Europe.

For many, the name of Ypres invokes some of our most poignant poetry, written by soldiers at the front line. Reminders of the horrors and heroism of a terrible war await the visitor, but also the pleasures of discovering the richness of a heritage that stretches back over 800 years.

On 6 June the greatest landing force ever assembled began the Allied Liberation of France and Europe.

The struggle between Germany and the Allies along the Western Front is for many the most familiar element of World War I. French determination to win back Alsace-Lorraine plunged the Vosges region into fluid conflict for over a year from August 1914 before both sides realised the impossibility of a decisive success in this area.

Using first-hand accounts of 14 June 1645 war between Charles I's Royalist Army and Parliament's New Model Army, the author introduces the origins of the campaign, explores the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing armies, and describes the engagement.

For many, the name of Ypres invokes some of our most poignant poetry, written by soldiers at the front line. Reminders of the horrors and heroism of a terrible war await the visitor, but also the pleasures of discovering the richness of a heritage that stretches back over 800 years.

This is a study of events in Europe from the attack on Poland by Germany to the Battle of Britain and a conjectural account of what might have taken place had the invasion of England been launched.