I recently read “SOE in Denmark: The Special Operations Executive’s Danish Section in WW2” and official history, and I was thoroughly impressed with this book. It is an in-depth and extremely detailed account of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) in Denmark during World War II as you would expect form official records. This book is […]

This book, A Sensory History of Ancient Warfare, is a fascinating exploration of the way warfare was perceived and experienced in the ancient world. It examines the use of the senses in warfare, from sight and sound, to smell and taste, to touch and emotion. Author Conor Whately has done an excellent job of researching […]

Armies of Plantagenet England, 1135–1337 is a comprehensive and well-written account of the wars and conflicts that marked the reign of the Plantagenet kings in England. The author, Gabriele Esposito, does an excellent job of detailing the campaigns of kings such as Richard the Lionheart and the struggles for control over Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.One […]

Baden Powell was a British military officer and founder of the scouting movement. His work with the South African Constabulary (SAC) during the Boer War in 1900 is the subject of the book “Baden-Powell and the South African Constabulary”. The SAC was a mounted force with a combined military and police role, and was known […]