Jon Cooksey is een vooraanstaand militair historicus met een bijzondere focus op de geschiedenis van de wereldoorlogen. Als redacteur van Stand To!, het tijdschrift van de Western Front Association, en een ervaren gids op slagvelden, brengt hij een unieke diepte van kennis in zijn onderwerp. Zijn geschriften duiken in de complexiteit van militaire conflicten en bieden lezers diepgaande inzichten in het verleden. Zijn analyses worden gewaardeerd om hun detail en hun vermogen om historische gebeurtenissen tot leven te brengen.
This walking, cycling and driving guide to the principal British battles of 1915 on the Western Front covers the actions at Bois Grenier, Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Ridge, Givenchy, Festubert, Loos and the 1916 battle at Fromelles and is packed with practical information and vivid detail.
This is the story of the SAS raid on Pebble Island during the Falklands War.In atrocious weather, 48 men of 22 SAS Regiment were landed by Sea King Helicopter on the Island. Their task was to destroy the 11 enemy aircraft located at the Airstrip on the Island and neutralize the Argentinean force posted there to guard it.The raid was successful and all the Aircraft were destroyed but debate still goes on as to whether the raid was a political gesture to give the British Public some action or whether it was to knock out the Airbase that could have made life difficult for the landings at San Carlos Bay later in the War.The book covers sections history of the engagement, training and planning involved, equipment used, weapons file, breakdown of forces engaged, consequences and controversies as well as personal accounts of those involved.