Theatre of War

American Civil War Commanders

The American Civil War was one of the last wars in which generals often led from the front, risking death at the head of their men. It was a war of larger-than-life characters, generals who earned colourful reputations and strong opinions among their soldiers and colleagues. This book outlines the c...

National Theatre Playscripts: War Horse - Morpurgo, Stafford

World War II US Navy Special Warfare Units (Eugene Liptak)(Brožovaná)

With the need for large-scale amphibious landings to decide the outcome of World War II the US Navy developed several types of specialized unit to reconnoitre potential landing areas, degrade the enemy's ability to resist, and assist the landing forces on to the beaches. The Scouts and Raiders were ...

Hood & His Texas Brigade During the American Civil War (J B Polley,C M Winkler)(Brožovaná)

A famous Confederate commander and the elite force that bore his name The American Civil War, which split the nation's small officer cadre in two, inevitably ensured many young officers from both Union and Confederate states would reach high rank. Some of those men earned abiding fame. One of the su...

American Civil War Commanders

The American Civil War was one of the last wars in which generals often led from the front, risking death at the head of their men. It was a war of larger-than-life characters, generals who earned colourful reputations and strong opinions among their soldiers and colleagues. These men were not stamp...

Thucydides' Peloponnesian War

An ancient conflict brought vividly to life by its greatest historian For those familiar with contemporary works of military history there may be something disconcerting about a book written over 2,000 years ago. The Athenian Thucydides was however an historian very much in the modern mould, who wro...

Theatre of War (PC)

Vojnová 3D RTS, ktorá sa zaoberá celým obdobím vojny od prepadnutia Poľska Nemeckom až po pád Berlína v roku 1945. Hra je plne založená na skutočných udalostiach i realitách. Akcia sa odohráva v reálnych miestach vytvorených s pomocí dobových topografických máp. Histórií do posledného bodu odpovedaj...

Mediterranean Air War, 1940-1945

It is now more than 40 years since "Fighters over the Desert" was published, and nearly as long since this was followed by "Fighters over Tunisia". Both volumes have long been out of print and collectors' items, but, despite much prompting, Christopher Shores has resolutely refused to permit their r...

War Horse - Michael Morpurgo, Michael Morpurgo

This production - adapted by John Tams and Sally Ward at the behest of the author - is a moving tale of a boy's extraordinary bond with his horse during World War One. The story of a farm horse sold from Devon into the mire, wire and machine guns of the Great War of 1914-1918 brings together a stell...

War of the Worlds (EN)

This classic, early 19th century science fiction masterpiece serves as both a wonderful period presentation of the time as well as a cautionary tale. Called by many a "chilling novel account of a Martian invasion of London in the nineteenth century – a science fiction classic for all time. " It was ...