Military & Naval History Books

New and Published Books

1. The British Defence of Egypt, 1935-40

   Conflict and Crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean

   By Steve Morewood

   Series: Military History and Policy

   A comprehensive and challenging analysis of the British defence of Egypt, primarily against fascist Italy, in the critical lead-up period to the Second World War. Culminating in the decisive defeat of the Italian military threat at Sidi Barrani in December 1940, this is a fascinating new...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
2. British Naval Strategy East of Suez, 1900-2000

   Influences and Actions

   Edited by Greg Kennedy

   Series: Cass Series: Naval Policy and History

   This new collection of essays by a panel of established international scholars sheds new light on what some of those influences were and what actions were taken as a result of Britain's Far Eastern commitments. Not only are new evidence and approaches to those issues addressed presented, but new...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
3. Britain's Economic Blockade of Germany, 1914-1919

   By Eric W. Osborne

   Series: Cass Series: Naval Policy and History

   Great Britain's economic blockade of Germany in World War I was one of the key elements to the victory of the Entente. Though Britain had been the leading exponent of blockades for two centuries, the World War I blockade was not effective at the outbreak of hostilities. Pre-war changes had led to...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
4. Britain, France and the Naval Arms Trade in the Baltic, 1919 -1939

   Grand Strategy and Failure

   By Donald Stoker

   Series: Cass Series: Naval Policy and History

   The strategy of the British and French prior to World War II was to preserve the status quo after the disaster of World War I. Donald Stoker's book examines British and French involvement from 1919 to 1939 in the creation and development of the naval forces of Poland, Finland and the three Baltic...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
5. Khedive Ismail's Army

   By John P. Dunn

   Series: Cass Military Studies

   Khedive Ismail's Army examines military failure in the age of imperialism. On paper, the mid-nineteenth century Egyptian army seems a formidable regional power. It had a tradition of success, modern weapons, and mercenary officers with experience in major wars. Egypt's ruler, Khedive Ismail, hoped...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
6. The Evolution of Operational Art, 1740-1813

   From Frederick the Great to Napoleon

   By Claus Telp

   Series: Military History and Policy

   Operational art emerged from the campaigns of Frederick the Great to the end of the Napoleonic Wars. It was the result of three dynamic interrelationships: between military and non-military factors such as social, economic and political developments; between military theory and practice; and...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
7. Russian/Soviet Military Psychiatry 1904-1945

   By Paul Wanke

   Psychiatry, like most professional fields in Russia, gained its legitimacy from its ability to serve the Tsar and later the Bolshevik party. The militarised nature of these governments meant that psychiatry would have to prove its worth to the military. This study will cover Russian/Soviet military...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
8. Tedder

   Quietly in Command

   By Vincent Orange

   Series: Studies in Air Power

   Arthur Tedder became one of the most eminent figures of the Second World War: first as head of Anglo-American air forces in the Middle East, the Mediterranean and North Africa; then as Deputy Supreme Commander to General Eisenhower for the Allied campaign that began in Normandy and ended in Berlin....

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
9. Codebreaker in the Far East

   By Alan Stripp

   Series: Studies in Intelligence

   This is the first book to describe British wartime success in breaking Japanese codes of dazzling variety and great complexity which contributed to the victory in Burma three months before Hiroshima. Written for the general reader, this first-hand account describes the difficulty of decoding one of...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
10. The Road to Oran

    Anglo-French Naval Relations, September 1939-July 1940

    By David Brown

    Series: Cass Series: Naval Policy and History

    On 3 July 1940, soon after the collapse of the French front and France's request for an armistice, a reluctant Royal Navy commander opened fire on the French Navy squadron at Mers-el-Kebir. Some 1,300 French sailors lost their lives. The late David Brown's detailed account finally conveys an...

    Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge