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  • BALKAN STRUGGLES
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    BALKAN STRUGGLES
    ANDREW RAWSON
    The Balkans witnessed several bloody conflicts during the twentieth century. New nations emerged in 1913, after 500 years of Ottoman rule, only for them to go to war just weeks later. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June 1914 sparked the series of events that led to the Great War. Most of the belligerents would be drawn into the region, while the po...

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  • LYS OFFENSIVE - APRIL 1918
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    LYS OFFENSIVE - APRIL 1918
    ANDREW RAWSON
    This is an account of the British Expeditionary Force’s defensive battle in Flanders during April 1918. It begins with the planning for Operation Georgette, the second German offensive of the year. The attack on 9 April penetrated up to 6 miles on a 20 mile wide front across the Lys plain but further attacks resulted in the evacuation of the town of Armentières. For three weeks...

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  • ANCESTOR'S FOOTSTEPS
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    ANCESTOR'S FOOTSTEPS
    ANDREW RAWSON
    This book answers one of biggest unanswered questions asked by visitors to the Somme; where did my ancestor fight? The combination of First World War battle accounts and annotated trench maps throughout this book, explains exactly what happened and where, and indexed orders of battle give the reader a quick reference to locate individual units.But the book goes further than thi...

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  • THE 1915 CAMPAIGN
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    THE 1915 CAMPAIGN
    ANDREW RAWSON
    The British Expeditionary Force The 1915 Campaign is a thorough account of the BEF's actions during the battles of 1915 and early 1916, starting with the success at Neuve Chapelle in March and the nightmare gas attack at Ypres in April. It follows their ...

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  • LOOS: HILL 70
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    LOOS: HILL 70
    ANDREW RAWSON
    The Battle of Loos formed part of a wider offensive conducted by both French and British Forces in September 1915. The British First Army, under the leadership of General Haig, were to break through the German line at Loos thanks in part to their superior numbers, while other operations were to achieve a similar result in Champagne and at Vimy Ridge. Due to lack of artillery th...

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  • LOOS: HOHENZOLLEN
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    LOOS: HOHENZOLLEN
    ANDREW RAWSON
    In September 1915 Kitcherner's men were in action for the first time in the largest offensive of the year. Using gas, British troops managed to open a three mile gap in the German line. However, misuse of the reserves allowed the chance of success to pass by. In the following struggle for Hohenzollern Redboubt, the British were defeated time after time by superior weapons and t...

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  • THE PASSCHENDAELE CAMPAIGN, 1917
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    THE PASSCHENDAELE CAMPAIGN, 1917
    ANDREW RAWSON
    This is an account of the British Expeditionary Forces battles in the summer and autumn of 1917. It begins with the Allied plan to free up the Flanders coast, to limit German naval and submarine attacks on British shipping.The opening offensive began with the detonation of nineteen mines on 7 June and ended with the capture of the Messines Ridge. The main offensive started with...

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  • TREACHERY AND RETRIBUTION
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    TREACHERY AND RETRIBUTION
    ANDREW RAWSON
    This is the history of Englands turbulent times, told through the stories of the countrys nobility. The book begins with the Norman Conquest in 1066 and ends with the union of England and Scotland in 1707. The nobility fought wars against Scotland in the north and against France on the Continent. They conquered Ireland and Wales and then had to deal with the rebellions that fol...

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  • SOMME OFFENSIVE, MARCH 1918
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    SOMME OFFENSIVE, MARCH 1918
    ANDREW RAWSON
    This is an account of the British Expeditionary Forces defensive battle on the Somme in March and April of 1918. It starts with the huge German offensive along a 60 mile front on 21 March. Third and Fifth Armies then had to make a series of fighting withdrawals in which some battalions had to fight their way out while others were overrun.Over the days that followed, men were ca...

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  • THE CAMBRAI CAMPAIGN, 1917
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    THE CAMBRAI CAMPAIGN, 1917
    ANDREW RAWSON
    Cambrai Campaign 1917 is an account of the British Expeditionary Forces battles in November and December of 1917. It starts with the plan to carry out a tank raid on the Hindenburg Line at Cambrai. The raid grew into a full scale attack and Third Army would rely on a different style of attack. The preliminary bombardment would be done away with and the troops would assemble in ...

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  • WALCHEREN
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    WALCHEREN
    ANDREW RAWSON
    Describes the fierce campaign, codenamed INFATUATE, mounted in November 1944 to clear the way through to the port of Antwerp. The book describes the extraordinary courage of the Germans who fought to the bitter end. ...

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  • POLAND'S STRUGGLE
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    POLAND'S STRUGGLE
    ANDREW RAWSON
    A historian’s account of the experience of Poland’s people and its military before, during, and after World War II—from 1918 to 1991.   Poland was re-created as an independent nation at the end of the First World War, but it soon faced problems as Nazi Germany set about expanding its control of Europe. The Wehrmacht’s attack on 1 September 1939 was followed by a Soviet Red Army...

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  • ADVANCE TO VICTORY, JULY TO SEPTEMBER 1918
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    ADVANCE TO VICTORY, JULY TO SEPTEMBER 1918
    ANDREW RAWSON
    This is the story of the British Expeditionary Forces part in the opening days of the Advance to Victory. It starts with the contribution to the Battle of Fre-en-Tardenois in July; the counter-offensive which pushed the Germans back to the River Marne.Fourth Armys attack on 8 August was called the Black Day of the German Army, but it was only the beginning of 100 days of campai...

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  • THE FINAL ADVANCE, SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER 1918
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    THE FINAL ADVANCE, SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER 1918
    ANDREW RAWSON
    This is the story the British Expeditionary Forces part in the final days of the Advance to Victory. It starts with the massive offensive against the Hindenburg Line at the end of September 1918. Second Army launched the first of the British attacks in Flanders on the 28th, followed by Fourth Army the next day along the St Quentin Canal.Both First and Third Armies joined in, br...

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  • BAGHDAD OPERATORS
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    BAGHDAD OPERATORS
    JAMES GLASSE / ANDREW RAWSON
    p across worn torn Iraq in the spring 2003. Discover how they used their unique military skills to create a successful security company with over 300 employees during the early days of the occupation. See how Iraq was torn apart from the inside from someone who was there and get an insight into what it took to rebuild a country ripped apart by war and insurgency.Discover how th...

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  • WALCHEREN
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    WALCHEREN
    ANDREW RAWSON
    Describes the fierce campaign, codenamed INFATUATE, mounted in November 1944 to clear the way through to the port of Antwerp. The book describes the extraordinary courage of the Germans who fought to the bitter end. ...

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  • THE RHINE CROSSING
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    THE RHINE CROSSING
    ANDREW RAWSON
    A detailed account of “the last great set piece operation carried out by the western Allies during the Second World War . . . surprisingly comprehensive.”—Pegasus Archive   By Spring 1945, with the Russians closing fast on Berlin from the East, the US and British Armies of Patton and Montgomery were faced with one major hurdle, the Rhine. Heavily defended by the Nazis, this obs...

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  • THE MINISTRY OF MUNITIONS IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
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    THE MINISTRY OF MUNITIONS IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
    ANDREW RAWSON
    This is the history of Britain’s munitions industry in the First World War. It begins with the shortages caused by an expanding army required to fight in trenches, then shows how the country was organised, with the expansion of private companies and the introduction of state owned factories. It also explains how new laws regulated industry. The narrative describes how productio...

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  • AUSCHWITZ
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    AUSCHWITZ
    ANDREW RAWSON
    The camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau were an important part of the Nazis' final solution to the Jewish question. Over one million people were murdered in its gas chambers and tens of thousands of prisoners were worked to death in the nearby sub-camps. Others were held in the quarantine area before they were deported to work in the Third Reich.This is the story of the development of ...

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  • THE 1914 CAMPAIGN
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    THE 1914 CAMPAIGN
    ANDREW RAWSON
    A detailed history of actions of six units of the British Army in and out of battle during the 1914 Campaign of World War I. The book concentrates on the British Expeditionary Force's defensive actions during the retreat from Mons through to the advance to the River Aisne and the first days of trench warfare. Then moved north to Ypres, where it endured three long weeks of Germa...

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  • THE SOMME CAMPAIGN
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    THE SOMME CAMPAIGN
    ANDREW RAWSON
    "Brings together in one work the full story of the Somme campaign from beginning to end . . . An absolute must-have title. 10/10" — The Great War Magazine The five and a half month long Somme campaign in the summer and autumn of 1916 was a defining moment in the history of the British Army. From the disastrous opening day on 1 July to the final attacks in November, each large b...

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  • IN PURSUIT OF HITLER
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    IN PURSUIT OF HITLER
    ANDREW RAWSON
    This book is a chronology of the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich and the famous victory drive of the Seventh Army. It starts at the Worms Rhine bridgehead and moves quickly onto Aschaffenburg, before describing the Hammelburg Raid to release US POWs. The seizure of Nuremberg was hugely symbolic and this beautiful city was the scene both of the infamous Nazi Rallies and of cour...

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  • THE RHINE CROSSING
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    THE RHINE CROSSING
    ANDREW RAWSON
    A detailed account of "the last great set piece operation carried out by the western Allies during the Second World War . . . surprisingly comprehensive."— Pegasus Archive   By Spring 1945, with the Russians closing fast on Berlin from the East, the US and British Armies of Patton and Montgomery were faced with one major hurdle, the Rhine. Heavily defended by the Nazis, this ob...

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  • CROSSING THE RHINE: REMAGEN BRIDGE
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    CROSSING THE RHINE: REMAGEN BRIDGE
    ANDREW RAWSON
    In Spring 1945 one final hurdle faced the American and British Armies under Ike's supreme command - the Rhine. This mighty river was literally the last ditch for the defence of Hitler's Germany. Crossing it would be a major military undertaking. The race was on to find intact crossings that could save many lives and precious time.Famously the American forces in a daring coup-de...

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  • THE PENINSULAR WAR
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    THE PENINSULAR WAR
    ANDREW RAWSON
    A new battlefield guide to the Peninsular War is long overdue. Modern development in Spain and Portugal has encroached on many of the battlefields, new research has questioned established interpretations of events, and there is a broader appreciation of the parts played by all the armies involved - the French on one side and the Spanish, Portuguese and British on the other. And...

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  • CHERBOURG
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    CHERBOURG
    ANDREW RAWSON
    Following the landings in Normandy, one of the Allies main concerns was how to supply the expanding beachhead. Having cut off the Cotentin peninsula, General Bradley turned his attentions to the port of Cherbourg, the deep-water port nearest to the American landing beaches. However, Hitler had given specific orders that the port must be held until the last man. For over two wee...

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  • BAGHDAD OPERATORS
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    BAGHDAD OPERATORS
    JAMES GLASSE / ANDREW RAWSON
    p across worn torn Iraq in the spring 2003. Discover how they used their unique military skills to create a successful security company with over 300 employees during the early days of the occupation. See how Iraq was torn apart from the inside from someone who was there and get an insight into what it took to rebuild a country ripped apart by war and insurgency.Discover how th...

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