Robin Prior

A major new account of Britain’s military strategy between 1914–1945, including the two world wars and everything between The First and Second World Wars were separated by a mere two decades, making the period 1914–1945 an unprecedentedly intense and violent era of history. But how did Britain develop its complex military strategy during these wars, and how were decisions made...

A major new account of Britain's military strategy between 1914 and 1945, including the two world wars and everything between. The First and Second World Wars were separated by a mere two decades, making the period 1914-45 an unprecedentedly intense and violent era of history. But how did Britain develop its complex military strategy during these wars, and how were...

Published in a new edition on the centenary of the seismic battle, this book provides the definitive account of the Somme and assigns responsibility to military and political leaders for its catastrophic outcome. A magisterial piece of scholarship. . . . It is a model of historical research and should do much to further our understanding of the Great War...

How Britain, standing alone, persevered in the face of near-certain defeat at the hands of Nazi Germany From the comfortable distance of seven decades, it is quite easy to view the victory of the Allies over Hitler’s Germany as inevitable. But in 1940 Great Britain’s defeat loomed perilously close, and no other nation stepped up to confront the Nazi threat....

A decisive account of the dramatic Gallipoli campaign of World War I, with a devastating assessment of its pointless losses. The Gallipoli campaign of 1915–16 was an ill-fated Allied attempt to shorten the war by eliminating Turkey, creating a Balkan alliance against the Central Powers, and securing a sea route to Russia. A failure in all respects, the operation ended...