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After the outbreak of the Great War, boys as young as twelve were caught up in a national wave of patriotism and, in huge numbers, volunteered to serve their country. The press, recruiting offices and the Government all contributed to the enlistment of hundreds of thousands of under-age soldiers in both Britain and the Empire. On joining up, these lads falsified their ages, often aided by parents who believed their sons’ obvious youth would make overseas service unlikely.

Author: Richard Van Emden

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 467pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN 9781399011631

Weight. 0.963Kg

Original Price: £25.00

Stephen Conway offers a very different view of how the British army operated between the Hanoverian succession and the end of the War of American Independence.

Author: Prof Stephen Conway.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 204pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781526711403

Weight: 537

Original Price: £25.00

Protecting the Roman Empire in the East

The Byzantine empire was one of the most powerful forces in the Mediterranean and Near East for over a thousand years. Strong military organization, in particular widespread fortifications, was essential for its defence. 

Author: Dr Nikos Kontogiannis.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 271pp. 16x24x2cm.

ISBN: 9781526710253

Weight: 800g.

Original Price: £30.00

The book pays particular attention to the way Welsh society changed during the war years, far reaching changes that are still felt in the country today. 

Author: Gary Dobbs.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 114pp. 15.5x23.2x0.9cm.

ISBN: 9781473864610

Weight: 300g.

Original Price: £12.99

Across western Europe the long tradition of castle-building took on its most sophisticated form in the later medieval period and then, in response to the development of gunpowder weapons, it underwent a fundamental change – from castle to fortress. This, the second volume of a highly illustrated new study of medieval fortification, gives a fascinating insight into the last great age of castles and the centuries of violence and conflict they were part of.

Author: J.E. Kaufmann & H.W Kaufmann

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 256pp. 18cm by 25.5cm.

ISBN 9781526736871

Weight. 0.822Kg

Original Price: £25.00

A Memoir of the War in Burma

In March 1944, some 2,200 battle trained men of 111 Brigade flew from India into northern Burma to land on improvised airstrips cleared from the jungle, They were part of General Orde Wingate's Chindit force sent to fight the Japanese deep behind their lines. 

Author: Brian Mooney.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 242pp. 15.5x23.3x2cm

ISBN: 9781399085250

Weight: 450g.

Original Price: £14.99

James Opie’s highly popular Collecting Toy Soldiers (1987) was an inspirational book for anyone involved in the hobby. Nearly a quarter of a century on, this is a completely new companion updating the experience for the twenty-first century collector.

Author: James Opie.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Paperback. 208pp. 17cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781399014403

Weight: 659

Original Price: £18.99

For half a millennium, throughout almost the entire medieval period, the Catholic church sanctioned military campaigns against what it perceived as its enemies. The rise of Islam and its spread across large parts of the Middle East, Asia, North Africa and even the peripheries of Europe, saw Muslim warriors seize the Holy Land, occupy Jerusalem and threaten Constantinople.

Author: James Waterson

Publisher: Frontline Books

Hardback. 251pp. 18cm by 25cm.

ISBN 9781526795304

Weight. 838g

Original Price: £25.00

The history of the 2nd & 5th US Army Rangers 1st May-10th June 1944.

Author: Gary Sterne.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 1166pp. 17cm by 25cm.

ISBN 9781473823747

Original Price: £40.00

From the "Your towns and cities in World Ward Two" series.

Author: Glynis Cooper.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 102pp. 15cm by 23cm.

ISBN 9781473875876

Original Price: £12.99

During the First World War, British soldiers were renowned for their chirpy songs and plucky sayings. Indeed, nothing would lift the spirits of the often exhausted and weary troops more than a hearty singalong.

Author: John Brophy & Eric Partridge

Publisher: Frontline Books

Hardback. 238pp. 15.5cm by 23cm.

ISBN 9781526760661

Weight. 0.415 kg

Original Price: £14.99

The 14th Canadian Army Tank Regiment was one of the first Canadian armoured regiments to be formed and was also the first to be committed to battle.

Author: Hugh G Henry Jr, Jean Paul Pallud.

Publisher: After the Battle.

Hardback. 64pp. 30cm by 22cm.

ISBN: 9780900913761

Weight: 610g.

Original Price: £12.95