Philip Warner Knihy

Pátek 10. května 1940. Hitler zahajuje své tažení na západ. Za pouhé čtyři dny překonaly německé tanky údajně neprostupné Ardeny a za řekou Másou vytvořily tři předmostí. Proslulá francouzská armáda se zhroutila pod náporem bleskové války. Gortovu britskému expedičnímu sboru dále na severu se nevedlo o nic lépe. Byl zatlačen do defenzívy, donucen ustoupit k Dunkerque a čekat na evakuaci. 22.června, navzdory zuřivému odporu posledních francouzských jednotek, bylo po bitvě. Wehrmacht získal dokonalé vítězství. Porazil francouzskou armádu, po dvacet let nejsilnější a nejuznávanější v celé Evropě. Byla to zcela výjimečná situace, kdy je taková velmoc poražena v jednom jediném tažení. Kniha přináší strhující příběh šesti týdnů, které rozhodly na dlouhou dobu o osudu celého francouzského národa.

Vojáci z útvaru Phantom sice nejsou tolik známí jako např. jednotky SAS, Commandos nebo Long Range Desert Group či další zvláštní oddíly britské armády z období 2. světové války, ale stejně jako oni plnili nejnáročnější a nejnebezpečnější úkoly. Zakladatelům se podařilo vytvořit zcela samostatnou, značně výkonnou jednotku zaměřenou na získávání a odesílání potřebných informací a zpráv přímo z bojiště nejvyššímu velení, odposlechovou službu i další zpravodajské aktivity. "Phantom" prošel křtem na západní frontě v roce 1940, aktivně působil v severní Africe, od roku 1943 v Itálii, byl při vylodění Spojenců v Normandii v červnu 1944. V dubnu 1945 mohli jeho příslušníci jako první oznámit do Británie setkání spojeneckých jednotek s vojáky Rudé armády u Torgau. Vydání 1.

Tato kniha se s vědeckou přesností, ale zároveň s obdivuhodnou čtenářskou svižností zabývá jednotlivými bitvami a taženími první světové války, historickým pozadím jejího vzniku a politickými i ekonomickými souvislostmi jejího průběhu.

A biography of, arguably, the most controversial British general of WW2. 'The Auk' was the first British general to defeat the Germans 1st Battle of El Alamein. Opinions remain fiercely divided as to whether he was shoddily treated by Churchill or whether his removal from command of Eighth Army was a turning point.

The biography of the General known as Britains answer to Rommel one of the most popular and charismatic of WW2 generals, a cult figure.

Using first hand accounts and diaries of participants, this work describes the growth of the Mahdist movement and the devotion and discipline of the Dervish troops. Set against them, with stoic endurance, were British, Egyptian and Sudanese soldiers.

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PHANTOM was - and still is - one of the most secret but most effective of the wartime special regiments. It was formed in 1939 with the mission of finding out exactly where all the Allied forward positions were - a task which required linguistic ability, unlimited tact, and radio expertise. After Dunkirk its squadrons at first kept an eye on all invasion points, before deploying to Greece, and to the Middle East. An indispensable direct communication link between the forward patrols and command headquarters, it operated in Italy, Sicily, Austria, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Phantom was at Dieppe with the Commandos, in France with the SAS, at Arnhem with Airborne and in Germany until the surrender. PHANTOM members were as varied and colorful as its tasks. Among its member were two Privy Councillors, three life peers, five hereditary peers, the Master of a Cambridge college, three professors, a famous actor-playwright, a film star, a famous sculptor, a Law Lord, a steward of the Jockey Club, a Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and numerous authors and journalists. As this fascinating history shows, PHANTOM was so successful in its role of tracking both allied and enemy movements and relaying vital information direct to commanders that it became hugely respected and yet retained its aura of mystery.

Traces the course of this hugely costly 1915 battle, using thhe words of survivors.

Nearly seventy years ago, on 31st July 1917, the small Belgian village of Passchendaele became the focus for one of the most grueling, bloody and bizarre battles of World War 1. By 6th November, when Passchendaele village and the ridge were captured, over half a million British, French, Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders and Germans had become casualties. Philip Warner, the noted historian of twentieth-century warfare and the author of over fifty books on military history, many published by Pen and Sword, has skillfully brought together all the elements of this horrific campaign - the historical background, personal accounts, strategies and tactics, the personalities and the political maneuvers. He investigates the issues which had a crucial effect on the course of the battle, including the mutinous state of the French army, the bombardment which destroyed the drainage system, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's determination to continue operations despite the appalling weather and ground conditions, and the stormy relationship between Haig and Lloyd George. However, it is the determined fighting ability and the bravery of the allied soldiers, rather than the tactical plans of the commanders, that dominate this detailed and totally absorbing account of the harrowing four-month campaign called the Battle of Passchendaele. Passchendaele is a masterly and timely analysis of one of the most important battles in history