by Nikolai Bogdanovic (Corporate Author), Sir Max Hastings (Introduction)
Buyers of military history nowadays want their subjects personalised, with first-hand accounts, which is why "Stalingrad" by Anthony Beevor, and Max Arthur's "Last Post" were such hits with the public. Thus Cassell and the Imperial War Museum have united to produce definitive illustrated histories of the British forces over the past century of modern warfare. Packed with personal testimonies, memorabilia, and tributes to the key figures of each services history, they will be fully endorsed by the Imperial War Museum, and fronted by noted historian Sir Max Hastings.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Edition: 1
Publisher: Cassell
Published: 15 Oct 2007
ISBN 10: 1844036022
ISBN 13: 9781844036028
Book Overview: First of a three-book official tie-in series celebrating the collection of primary material the Imperial War Museum archives has that celebrates the British ARMY, NAVY & AIRFORCE over the past century of modern warfare. Lavishly illustrated with the first-hand accounts and memorabilia, it will document every theatre of war the British Army has fought in since the Boer War, right up to the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. Celebrated historian and journalist - Sir Max Hastings - recently enjoyed a best-seller with Armageddon published by Macmillan (2004).