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Although this is part of the Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War it is, in fact, the only official history of Prisoners of War produced by any Allied nation dealing with POWs, and is therefore of exceptional interest since it necessarily touches on prisoners of all other Allied countries too. The author''s aim has been to build up what he calls a ''mosaic'' picture of POW life from a multitude of accounts. The picture presented is a grim one - far from the glamour presented in films such as ''The Great Escape'' - but also one of the endurance of the human spirit under extreme stress. Some 9,000 New Zealanders were taken prisoner in the war, from theatres as diverse as the Far East, North Africa, the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Europe. Of these, as many as 718 managed to escape, including 110 who got to neutral Switzerland from Germany and Italy. Accompanied by interesting and revealing photos and drawings made by prisoners, and by maps showing the locations of POW camps, this shows the grim but inspiring reality of the POW.

On New Year''s day 1915, the aged British battleship HMS Formidable was sunk by the German submarine U-24 - the first such sinking of a major capital ship by a U-Boat in the Great War. The authors, intirigued by the listing of four of Formidable''s crew on their local war memorial in Crewe, set about reconstructing the Formidable''s almost forgotten story. They have succeeded magnificently, and, in a lavishly illustrated book that does honour to amateur historians everywhere, they recreate a fascinating and tragic story. Along with the story of the ship, its sinking, and the life stories of several of its crew, the book lists all 547 seamen who went down with their ship, the wreck site of which is now a protected War Grave.

The two battles of Newbury, fought midway through the Civil War, were missed opportunities to end the fighting, since both ended indecisively, but they were hard-fought actions involving some of the Civil War's best known commanders. The first battle, fought in September 1643, was a virtual repeat of the battle of Edgehill, the opening battle of the war, fought between the same commanders - Charles I and the Earl of Essex. The Royalists deployed first, but Essex made better use of the ground and a day's fighting , which cost 3,500 casualties, failed to give either side a decisive advantage. Horrified by the bloodshed, Charles I refused to renew the struggle the next day.The battle is notable for the virtual suicide of Lord Falkland, the King's Secretary of State, who, depressed by the fratricidal conflict, deliberately plunged into the heat of the action, successfully inviting death.The Second Battle of Newbury in October 1644 followed the Royalist triumph at Lostwithiel in Cornwall. Charles I returned from the West Country to lift the sieges oi Basing House and Donnnington Castle. A combined Parliamentary force commanded by Sir WIlliam Waller of the Southern Association and the Earl of Manchester leading the Eastern Association faced him. The Parliamentarians divided their army, hoping to surprise and outflank the Royalists, but Waller's attack from the north was unsupported by Manchester who claimed he did not hear the signal cannon to attack. When battle was joined a bloody engagement resulted, characterised by cavalry charges by Lord Goring's Cavaliers and Ollver Cromwell's Ironsides. Once again, however, there was to be no decisive victory and the Royalists were able to raise the Roundhead siege of Donnington the following month. Parliamentary disappointment at the result of the battle led to the Self-Denying Ordnance and the replacement of Essex and Manchester by the more capable Cromwell and Fairfax, as well as the formation of the war-winning New Model Army.This is a full and well-illustrated late Victorian account of both campaigns and an indispensible addition to the library of any CIvil War student.

Written by himself. Detailing many circumstances relative to the insurrection in Ireland in 1798; the expedition to Holland in 1799; and the expedition to Egypt in 1801.

The Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71 was a transitional war in the sense that for the first time in Europe rifles and machine guns were on the same battlefield as balloons and cavalry. The German needle gun and the French Chassepot were face to face, and the French mitrailleuse added its weight to infantry tactics. The siege of Paris was characterised by starvation, fever and riots.This book, published in the immediate aftermath of the war, gives the reader a very good picture of the events leading up to the conflict, as well as the fighting itself. It is a well written and balanced book, showing how the French lost the war as much as the Prussians won it. Small articles are of importance in the book, such as the effect of the new Krupp breech-loading guns and their range, the conflicting reports on the battle of Courcelles, the effect of the French machine gun and the problems of the army defending Paris. Although this war is often seen as no more than a short European interlude between Napoleon and Kaiser Wilhelm it was in fact significant in the use of modern weapons, which were subsequently developed into the killing machines of the First World War.

This new bibliography gives the reader much more than just a list of all the major official histories from around the world. Divided into two sections, the first section gives a bibliography of the primary official histories that cover the military, naval and aviation histories. The second section gives a chronology of events cross-referenced to the primary official histories. Finally within the appendices, the secondary official histories and diplomatic official histories are listed. In the first bibliographical section, each individual book title is given a block of information and in some cases detailed notes have been added giving background information. This data is principally for dealers and collectors, giving an idea of the structure of the volume ranging from the size and binding through to the number of pages and illustrations. The second cross referencing section is aimed at the researcher drawing together the events with the histories. This Bibliography is a must for any serious academic, collector or book dealer.

This official War Office manual shows soldiers how to operate in urban areas. Among the subjects covered are weaponry; planning attacks and defence; how to clear houses' site guns, climb walls and handle explosives.

The siege of Carlisle was one of the longest in English history, lasting intermittently from the autumn of 1644 to the summer of 1645. The border town was held by the Royalists but besieged by a Scottish Parliamentary army under Lord Leven. This brief account, written by a Carlisle historian, gives a vivid account of a neglected episode of the English Civil War.

2nd RGH reached Egypt in October 1941 as part of British 22nd Armoured Brigade. The unit took part in many of the key battles in Operation Crusader. In subsequent engagements the RGH suffered many casualties and was re-equipped on two occasions. 2nd RGH fought its final action at Battle of Alam el Halfa, on 31 August to 5 September 1942. Expecting to be re-equipped the regiment was instead disbanded with 'F', 'G' and 'H' Squadrons transferred to the 4th Hussars, Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry and the 8th Hussars respectively. HQ Squadron was divided and sent to the 5th Royal Tank Regiment and the 3rd Hussars.

This history covers the period 1857 to 1946. For much of the 19th century the Regiment was the 19th Bengal Infantry. In 1903 it became the 19th Punjabis and in 1922, it became 1/14 Punjab Regiment. This is a sound and readable narrative history, with plenty of helpful detail of the Regiment's campaigns including ther second Afghan War of 1878-80; Col. Younghusband's 1904 expedition to Tibet; the Great War in Persia and the North West Frontier; and the Second World War in Malaya. The Appendices include a list of former COs, extracts from Bn Standing Orders, list of Stations and movements complete this history. Note: the Regiment's Indian name "Sherdil-ki-Paltan" translates as "Regiment of the Lionhearted" This is a sound and readable narrative history, with plenty of helpful detail.

Best known for its heroic role in the defence of Rorke's Drift, during the Zulu War of 1879, when it won seven of the 14 Victora Crosses awarded, the 24th Regiment, South Wales Borderers, was an exceptional unit, and this is an exceptionally good history. Founded in 1689, the year after the Glorious Revolution, the Duke of Marlborough was appointed the Regiment's Hon. Colonel, and it took part in his four great victories of Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet. It helped defend the island of Minorca in the War of the Austrian Succession, and saw colonial service in Canada, Egypt, the Punjab and the Indian Mutiny before its immortal actions in the Zulu War. The history contains several exciting descriptions of the defence of Rorke's Drift, including the official report by the Officer Commanding, Lt. Chard, written within hours of the battle. There are biographies and medal citations of the VCs won that day, and a portrait photograph of Lt Gonville Bromhead VC, Chard's second-in-command. In addition the history contains colour plates of regimental uniforms at different stages of its life, portrait photographs and officers and commanders' rolls.