General Military
Osprey General Military books are non-series, one-off titles which examine a single period or facet of military history. Ranging from books covering the whole history of Rome or Piracy to a dictionary of military slang and a compendium of military scandals, these books are a perfect read for the more general history fan, and make ideal gifts.
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Chobham Armour
GNM Hardback Published 27 Oct 2022A comprehensive overview of the work of the Military Vehicles Research and Development Establishment on Chobham Common, which provided armoured vehicles for the British Army from 1945 to its close in 2004.Through... -
Meat Grinder
GNM Hardback Published 13 Oct 2022An engrossing history of the desperate battles for the Rzhev Salient, a forgotten story brought to life by the harrowing memoirs of German and Russian soldiers.The fighting between the German and Russian... -
Bitter Peleliu
GNM Hardback Published 13 Oct 2022The hard-hitting history of the Pacific War's 'forgotten battle' of Peleliu - a story of intelligence failings and impossible bravery. In late 1944, as a precursor to the invasion of the Philippines, U.S.... -
Dünkirchen 1940
GNM Hardback Published 01 Sep 2022Using revelatory new material on an event which changed the tide of World War II, Robert Kershaw's ground-breaking history explores the Battle of Dunkirk from the German perspective.'Military history... -
No Wider War
GNM PaperbackNo Wider War is the second volume of a two-part exploration of America's involvement in Indochina from the end of World War II to the Fall of Saigon. Following on from the first volume, In Good Faith,... -
The British Home Front Pocket-Book
GNM HardbackIn June 1940, following the BEF's scrambled evacuation from Dunkirk, the Second World War was brought home to Britain. As the Luftwaffe initiated their bombing campaigns and the threat of invasion grew... -
Crécy
GNM Multiple formats‘Like Crécy itself, this book is a triumph and the tale it tells gives an old story new life.' BERNARD CORNWELL, bestselling author of The Last Kingdom seriesA groundbreaking new study of the battle... -
Hitler’s Winter
GNM Multiple formats‘What a brilliant book this is… a terrific narrative of Hitler's Ardennes offensive of December 1944 - superb storytelling that achieves a skilful balance between drama and detail.' - James... -
Warship 2022
GNM Multiple formatsA celebrated annual publication featuring the latest research on history, development, and service of the world's warships.For 45 years, Warship has been the leading annual resource on the design, development,... -
Smashing Hitler's Guns
GNM Multiple formatsWritten by one of the world's leading experts on D-Day, Smashing Hitler's Guns is a ground-breaking new history of the legendary Rangers' attack on Pointe-du-Hoc.The Ranger attack on the...