War is a messy, blundering
business at best, unless it is run by a Napolean. And God save us from
Napoleans! Charles Bean.
Poland
Alone
The untold story of Britain’s Special Operations Executive (SOE) and the collapse of the Polish Resistance in 1944.
Polska Osamotniona
Told in the Polish language, an epic tale of the death of the Polish
Home Army. Was it betrayed by the
Allies?
Aden
Insurgency
The last battle of the British Empire. A history of the bitter struggle between Britain & Nasser for control of the Arabian Peninsula.
The Blood
Tub
The first full story of the tragic but heroic Battle of
Bullecourt, 1917. British & Australians clash
on the Western
Front.
War Letters to a Wife
Extraordinarily moving letters from an officer on the frontline. Fighting
with the Coldstream, Irish & Londoners during
WWI.
Welcome to Jonathan Walkers Official Website!
Jonathan
Walker is a freelance military historian and lecturer on aspects of 20th
Century warfare. A keen battlefield walker, he has visited numerous
sites of conflict across Europe, South Africa, America and Asia. His
books reflect his wide interest in not only the strategies and tactics
of warfare but also the individual men and women involved in those
hostilities. His subjects are of interest to the academic as well as
general reader and his lively narratives are spiced with numerous
personal testimonies. He also relies on primary sources to validate
these tales of heroism and self-sacrifice as well as disaster — stories
that cannot fail to move the reader .
Book Reviews
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Prof. Gary Sheffield
Professor of War Studies, University of Birmingham