Books from Spellmount
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Battle Story: Battle of the Bulge 1944-45
By Andrew RawsonThe Bulge had been created, and as the fortunes of battle were reversed, the Allies struck back.This book gives a clear, concise account of those dramatic days at the end of 1944, supported by a timeline of events and orders of battle.
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Western Front: The SS Secret Archives
By Ian BaxterFeaturing 250 previously unpublished action photographs, this work offers a highly illustrated study of the Waffen SS throughout Europe.
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Lester Young
By Dave GellyLester Young
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Dennis Wheatley: Churchill's Storyteller
By Craig CabellFew people are aware that Dennis Wheatley, in his day one of the biggest selling novelists in the world, spent the Second World War as a member of Winston Churchill's...
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Laurence Olivier: A Critical Study
By Felix BarkerLaurence Olivier: A Critical Study
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Rorke's Drift
By James W. BancroftThis text is a graphic acount of gallant British soldiers struggling for survival and brave Zulu natives fighting to overpower them in the defence of the storehouse and field hospital...
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The German Soldier in World War II
By Matthew Hughes, Stephen Hart, Russell HartA graphic portrayal of the life of private soldiers, the authors convey every aspect of what it was like to fight for the German Army during World War Two. The...
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A Dictionary of European Land Battles: From the Earliest Times to 1945
By John SweetmanThis is a quick and reliable reference book for land battles in Europe ranging from the Great Peloponnesian War to the Second World War. Each entry gives the physical characteristics...
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The Rise of the Romans: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, 753 BC to 476 Ad, a Chronology
By Brian TaylorThis chronological account of the formation, battles, and campaigns of the Roman state, from the foundation and growth of the city under the Seven Kings, to the epic Republican struggle...
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Battlefield Afghanistan
By Mike RyanFrom interviews with his numerous contacts among the coalition forces stationed in Afghanistan, Mike Ryan has done what journalists have so far been unable to do. Battlefield Afghanistan is the...
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Blitz Over Britain
By John Duncan, Edwin WebbBlitz Over Britain
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Verdi and His Operas
By Robert HardcastleAbiography of composer Giuseppe Verdi, which examines the life and work of the great opera composer, with coverage of all his operas and discussion of the inspiration behind Verdi's prodigious...
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Svengali, Or, The Orchestra Called Gill [sic] Evans
By Raymond Horricks, Tony MiddletonSvengali, Or, The Orchestra Called Gill [sic] Evans
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The Lines of Torres Vedras: The Cornerstone of Wellington's Strategy in the Peninsular War, 1809-1812
By John GrehanThis text examines in detail the role of one of the most important fortifications in military history, the Lines of Torres Vedras, in the Peninsular war, 1809 to 1812.
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The Rise and Fall of the Arab Empire and the Founding of Western Pre-eminence
By Rodney CollombTwo children are found dead in the forest outside the remote village of Gerasimovka, Western Siberia in 1932. Both have been repeatedly stabbed. Who committed these horrific murders has never...
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Gibraltar: A History ; Includes a Plan and Tour of Gibraltar
By Maurice HarveyA history of one of the world's strategic sites.
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The Waters of Oblivion: The British Invasion of the Rio de la Plata, 1806-1807
By Ian FletcherThe Waters of Oblivion: The British Invasion of the Rio de la Plata, 1806-1807
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Infantry Warfare: Strategy and Tactics
By Andrew A. Wiest, M. K. BarbierFrom the German stormtroopers of 1918 to the jungles of Vietnam, the role of the infantry soldier has developed and evolved. This book describes the changes in the way that...
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Men of Steel: I SS Panzer Corps in the Ardennes and Eastern Front 1944-45
By Michael Frank ReynoldsA military historical account of the actions of the 1st and 12th SS Panzer Divisions in Normandy; Hitler's elite Leibstandarte Corps. The author describes the successes and failures of the...
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SS-Totenkopf: The History of the 'Death's Head' Division, 1940-45
By Dr. Chris MannThis military history examines one of the most famous of the Waffen-SS divisions, the Death's Head. The author describes the formation of the division, its men and officers, as well...