Spellmount Publishers Ltd imprint: 32 books
Grasping Gallipoli
Terrain Maps and Failure at the Dardanelles, 1915
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
The failure of the Gallipoli campaign was instantly blamed on a great untruth—that the War Office was unprepared. This book, incorporating information unavailable elsewhere, shows that in fact the WO and the Admiralty had amassed a huge amount of data. Aerial reconnaissance had played a part—even...
Rudolf Hess: The Last Word
A New Technical Analysis of the Hess Flight, May 1941
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2014
No one can resist a good conspiracy theory—particulary if it involves the MI6, the Nazis, and the Royal Family—and the one behind Rudolf Hess' flight to Scotland during WWII has yet to be debunkedOn May 10, 1941, on a whim, Hitler's deranged deputy Rudolf Hess flew a Messerschmitt Bf 110 to...
by Edmund Yorke
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
A legendary victory of Afghan forces over the British ArmyThe battle of Maiwand was one of the most serious defeats of the British Army during the Great Game and one of the only times during the 19th century that an Asian force defeated a Western power. The battle commenced on July 27, 1880, as Afghan...
Very Unusual Air War
From Dunkirk to AFDU: The Diary and Log Book of Test Pilot Leonard Thorne 1940-45
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2013
The 20-year-old Len Thorne joined the RAF in May 1940. After two hectic tours of operational duty as a fighter pilot (including some desperately dangerous low-level flying at Dunkirk) he was posted to AFDU (Air Fighting Development Unit) and remained there as a test pilot for the rest of the war....
From Gaza to Jerusalem
The First World War in the Holy Land
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
The first comprehensive history of one of the most successful British campaigns of the First World WarThe 1917 Palestine campaign saw Britain's Army rise from defeat to achieve stunning victory. After two failed attacks on Gaza using tactics employed on the Western Front, a new commander was appointed....
'I Wish I Had Your Wings'
A Spitfire Pilot and Operation Pedestal, Malta 1942
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2016
In August 1942, the British launched Operation Pedestal in an attempt to deliver supplies to the stricken island of Malta, an Allied base which had been under Axis blockade for months. From August 9 to August 15, a convoy of some 50 ships ran the gauntlet of Axis bombers, submarines, E-boats, and...
Road from Sarajevo
British Army Operations in Bosnia, 1995-1996
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2016
A unique insight into the decisive role the British Army played in ending the Bosnian war, including first-hand descriptions of fire fights and confrontations with ruthless warlordsThe savage Bosnian civil war was ended politically by the Dayton Peace Agreement, but it had to be implemented on the...
Kill Them All
Cathars and Carnage in the Albigensian Crusade
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
The Albigensian crusade (1209-1229) by the Catholic Church against the Cathar heretics of southern France is infamous for its brutality and savagery. Marked by massacres and acts of appalling cruelty, these deeds are commonly ascribed to the role of religious fanaticism. This book is the first to...
'Unsinkable'
Churchill and the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
A history of Churchill's achievements in the Great War and why he was dubbed "the unsinkable politician" by the Morning Post when he returned to office in 1917Here is the story of a man unjustly vilified: Churchill in World War I. His enemies—the Tory party—censured him for Antwerp,...
by Ian Fletcher
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2008
The poor discipline demonstrated by the British cavalry commanded by general Slade at Maguilla in 1812 prompted the Duke of Wellington's famous remark that British cavalry officers were in the habit of 'galloping at everything. This work rehabilitates the reputation of the British cavalry in the Peninsula and at Waterloo.
by G. L. D. Alderson
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
The British Army has always set great store by its cap badges, which, in miniature, encapsulated the history and traditions of the units that wore them. They were worn with pride by the County regiments (that formed the bulk of the infantry) throughout the two world wars. Here is a comprehensive illustrated...
by Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
The detailed story of the first major engagement of the Falklands War.The Battle for Goose Green has become an integral part of the Falklands story and yet it nearly didn't take place at all. Goose Green was earmarked to be isolated, with the bulk of the British Army focused on Port Stanley, however...
Our Land at War
Britain's Key First World War Sites
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
World War I was a human catastrophe, but it also saw a dynamic development of new weapons, and a new kind of war; between the lions and the donkeys came the managers—and the workers—who transformed a nation into a war machine in 48 months. This book takes you on a journey to the key places that...
Kohima: The Furthest Battle
The Story of the Japanese Invasion of India in 1944 and the Battle of Kohima
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
A comprehensive insight into a major turning point in World War II, using previously unpublished first-hand accounts. Leslie Edwards tells the story of the Japanese invasion of India in 1944 and provides a definitive analysis of the battle of Kohima.