"It's all nicely written and analyzed. Well done. Enjoyed it."
Historical Miniatures Gaming Society
"It's all nicely written and analyzed. Well done. Enjoyed it."
Historical Miniatures Gaming Society
"Enjoyed it."
Read the full review [link=https://hmgs.org/blog/2026/05/06/the-italian-way-of-war-1866-1943/]here[/link]
The Historical Miniatures Gaming Society
"Enjoyed it."
Read the full review [link=https://hmgs.org/blog/2026/05/06/the-italian-way-of-war-1866-1943/]here[/link]
The Historical Miniatures Gaming Society
"To my mind this is an important book for anyone with an interest in the Anglo-Zulu war and certainly a must for the serious student of military history. I thoroughly enjoyed the book as it is written in an easy, flowing style which grips the reader's attention immediately. The prologue by Dr. David Payne is especially worth a read."
Excellent. 5/5
Read the full review [link=https://www.arrse.co.uk/community/threads/the-battles-of-hlobane-khambula-forgotten-turning-point-of-the-anglo-zulu-war.322253/]here[/link]
Army Rumour Service Book Club
"To my mind this is an important book for anyone with an interest in the Anglo-Zulu war and certainly a must for the serious student of military history. I thoroughly enjoyed the book as it is written in an easy, flowing style which grips the reader's attention immediately. The prologue by Dr. David Payne is especially worth a read."
Excellent. 5/5
Read the full review [link=https://www.arrse.co.uk/community/threads/the-battles-of-hlobane-khambula-forgotten-turning-point-of-the-anglo-zulu-war.322253/]here[/link]
Army Rumour Service Book Club
Patrick Mileham’s Britain's Regular Cavalry at War 1660–1920: Ancestral Voices offers a compelling and informative exploration of the development of Britain’s cavalry regiments across more than two and a half centuries. The book clearly explains how individual cavalry regiments gradually came together to form a unified and effective force within the British Army. Mileham provides valuable insight into the distinctive identities of each regiment, highlighting their traditions, organisation, and the unique roles they played in warfare. One of the strengths of the book is its ability to combine historical narrative with an appreciation of the cavalry’s character and heritage. The author carefully examines how the regiments differed from one another while also demonstrating how they worked collectively on the battlefield. As the only branch of the British Army to rely on horses, the cavalry possessed a particular operational flexibility and prestige, which Mileham captures well throughout.. Read more
Colonel (retd) Guy Deacon CBE (late QDG) - Formerly, Colonel Royal Armoured Corps
Patrick Mileham’s Britain's Regular Cavalry at War 1660–1920: Ancestral Voices offers a compelling and informative exploration of the development of Britain’s cavalry regiments across more than two and a half centuries. The book clearly explains how individual cavalry regiments gradually came together to form a unified and effective force within the British Army. Mileham provides valuable insight into the distinctive identities of each regiment, highlighting their traditions, organisation, and the unique roles they played in warfare. One of the strengths of the book is its ability to combine historical narrative with an appreciation of the cavalry’s character and heritage. The author carefully examines how the regiments differed from one another while also demonstrating how they worked collectively on the battlefield. As the only branch of the British Army to rely on horses, the cavalry possessed a particular operational flexibility and prestige, which Mileham captures well throughout.. Read more
Colonel (retd) Guy Deacon CBE (late QDG) - Formerly, Colonel Royal Armoured Corps
"“You’ll get plenty of tales of clever ruses and dead drops — Washington was a fan of intel. This book explains how spying aided the American fight for independence. Enjoyed it."
Read the full review [link=https://hmgs.org/blog/2026/04/26/general-george-washington-spymaster-agent-711/]here[/link]
The Historical Miniatures Gaming Society
"“You’ll get plenty of tales of clever ruses and dead drops — Washington was a fan of intel. This book explains how spying aided the American fight for independence. Enjoyed it."
Read the full review [link=https://hmgs.org/blog/2026/04/26/general-george-washington-spymaster-agent-711/]here[/link]
The Historical Miniatures Gaming Society
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Leadership in War
In this controversial study, Correlli Barnett examines the strengths and weaknesses of twenty wartime leaders in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He considers the extraordinary difficulties they faced, and analyses how they performed and what they achieved. Were they successful, or were they beaten down by the burden of their roles? His… Read more...
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The Sinking of RMS Tayleur
'The moment they fell into the water the waves caught them and dashed them violently against the rocks, and the survivors on shore could perceive the unfortunate creatures...struggling amidst the waves, and one by one sinking under them.' (Hereford Times, 28 January 1854) The wrecking of the RMS Tayleur made headlines nearly 60 years before the Titanic.… Read more...
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Russian Eyewitness Accounts of the Campaign of 1814
Russia played a decisive role in the Napoleonic wars and the success in the struggle against France allowed Russian leaders to profoundly influence the course of European history. Over the last 200 years, the Napoleonic era has been discussed and analysed in numerous studies, but many fail to fully portray the Russian side of events due to the relative… Read more...
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Wellington's Worst Scrape
The disastrous retreat and near disintegration of Sir John Moore's army on the road to Corunna in 1809 is traditionally regarded as the low point in the history of the British intervention in the Peninsular War. Yet under the Duke of Wellington the British and their allies suffered defeats and retreats that tend to be overshadowed by the series of… Read more...
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The Wedding Feast War
The last of the nine Frontier Wars fought between 1799–1877 was in many ways a 'prequel' to the more famous Zulu War of 1879, featuring as it did many of the British regiments and personalities who were to fight at Isandlwana, as well as being the final defeat of the Xhosa people and their reduction to lowly workers for the colonists. This war saw… Read more...
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Napoleonic Lives
Two hundred years ago the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars convulsed the whole of Europe. These were key events in the history of the continent, and for Britain, and they are a fascinating field for historical – and family history – research. More records than ever are available on the men who served in the British army during the wars – and… Read more...
“There are moments in the past of many a man’s career that stand out clear and defined after the lapse of even many years: life pictures, the very memory of which brings back a glorious thrill of pride and pleasure. This is the feeling which vibrates through me still, when I recall that last and closing scene that crowned the hard-fought fight… Read more...
On the 25th October 1415 Henry Vs small and dispirited Anglo/Welsh Army destroyed a vast French Army at Azincourt. This programme looks at not just this iconic battle immortalised by Shakespeare and many other authors but the campaign that led up to this final great English victory of the 100 Years War when the Yeoman of England reigned supreme on… Read more...
Military histories of the struggle against the French armies of the Revolution and Napoleon often focus on the exploits of elite units and famous individuals, ignoring the essential contribution made by the ordinary soldiers - the bulk of the British army. Carole Divall, in this graphic and painstakingly researched account, tells the story of one such… Read more...
Edgehill: The Battle Reinterpreted (Second Edition)
This paperback edition of this seminal new study of a key battle of the Civil Wars re-examines one of England's most mysterious battlefields at Edgehill, and it combines the work of three outstanding military historians. Each is an expert in the areas of battlefield interpretation, military equipment and organization, and battle casualties and care.… Read more...
Edgehill: The Battle Reinterpreted (Second Edition)
This paperback edition of this seminal new study of a key battle of the Civil Wars re-examines one of England's most mysterious battlefields at Edgehill, and it combines the work of three outstanding military historians. Each is an expert in the areas of battlefield interpretation, military equipment and organization, and battle casualties and care.… Read more...
