Last week we published The Hill: The brutal fight for Hill 107 in the Battle of Crete by
Robert Kershaw. The book is also available in audio and you can find a short extract from the prologue below.

Download the full audiobook here: amzn.to/4dOkLZM

#WWII #Book #History

Tomorrow at 7pm BST, Bill Yenne, author of The Ones Who Got Away: Mighty Eighth Airmen on the Run in Occupied Europe will be appearing on WW2TV Paul Woodadge to explain how a spider web of escape routes sprang up, created by the local Résistance.

Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=-JoMoL…

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Happening this week!

Ex-RAF Tornado pilot Michael Napier will be giving a talk at the Brooklands Museum on the airpower of the major powers throughout the Cold War.

Thursday 16th May 2024, 7:30-9pm

Book your ticket: bit.ly/3SKmdmd

#History #Military #Books #Aviation

Another new book review today, for '21 Days to Baghdad', the story of the US 3rd Infantry Div in the Iraq War, from Osprey Publishing See my review here- militarymodelscenenew.com/book-reviews-1… #IraqWar Dr Peter Caddick-Adams #StandwithUkraine USAS - History, Travel, Tech, Celebrities, etc! Book Pilot Martin Koenigsberg (MarTMar) (SteelyDab) Tony Brown Jim Toms

Why isn’t 1217 as famous a year in English history as 1066?

'At first glance, there are certainly similarities: a violent dispute over who should be wearing the English crown, and an invasion launched from France by a man who would be king.'

Read more: bit.ly/3K11feA

Who is your favourite pirate from history?

Angus Konstam's The Pirate Menace is out now! Thank you to Dan Jones for the endorsement!

#Pirates #Blakckbeard #History #Piracy #Books

Author Don Hollway joined an episode of the History Nerds United Podcast to talk about his book Battle for the Island Kingdom: England's Destiny 1000-1066!

🎧 here: bit.ly/3UB0zBF

#History #Medieval #Books #Podcast

1: Private, 5th Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, 1861
2: Private, Anderson Body Guard, or Anderson Troop, 1862
2a: Anderson Body Guard hat insignia
3: Private, Co. A, 76th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, 1861

Art by Marco Capparoni from The Union Army 1861–65 (2)

April's Machine of the Month looks at the Jagdpanzer tank.

You can access the feature on the Osprey Publishing website here: bit.ly/3MHhsHA

We'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments!

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The New Zealand trench view from below; they have yet to open fire (New Zealand Army Museum)

Image from The Hill: The brutal fight for Hill 107 in the Battle of Crete by Robert Kershaw.

#History #WWII #Crete #Military #Soldier

What have you treated yourself to in our 30% off sale?

EVERYTHING is included, apart from April titles and books on pre-order.

Browse the sale: bit.ly/3Umczag

Ends midnight Sunday.

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In the new issue of MHM, out now:
• Battle for Normandy: inside the Allied victory
• Robert the Bruce: the leader who forged a nation
• Churchill and the scientists
• Man of destiny: Admiral Vernon
• Book, museum, and film reviews, and more. #Subscribe today. Link in bio.

Happy Publication Day!

📚 1217: The Battles that Saved England
📚 Pirate Menace; Uncovering the Golden Age of Piracy
📚 The Hill: The brutal fight for Hill 107 in the Battle of Crete
📚 At the Gates of Rome
📚 Warship 2024

Find out more bit.ly/3R6cqqL

It is less well known that the Anglo-Norman era almost ended up being little more than a footnote. Find out more about the almost-king Louis I of England, and how he was defeated by a very surprising group of people.

#Medieval #History #Normans #MagnaCarta #Book #KingJogn

Later this month we publish US Battle Tanks 1917–1945, the first in a two part volume by Steven J. Zaloga.

Available to pre-order through the link in our bio.

UK: 23/05/2024
US: 21/05/2024

#WWII #History #Tanks #Military #Military History

Battlefield Trust #WarsofTheRoses Event.

Date: Saturday 25th May 2024, 2.30pm
Location: the Octagon at St Peter’s church, St Albans

Graham will be talking about his #art and his inspiration for his new book.

Tickets cost £10.

Book your place: bit.ly/3VQsAr9

Get your copy of the latest issue of Flypast magazine for an extract from Thomas McKelvey Cleaver's Clean Sweep!

King Louis of... England?
It very nearly happened. Until William Marshal, the 'greatest knight', broke a treaty.
But did he break the ideals of chivalry?
Catherine Hanley investigates at bit.ly/Historia1217Ch…
Osprey Publishing
(Image is Louis being welcomed to London)