Stephen Robinson

During World War II, Balck commanded panzer troops from the front line and led by example, putting himself in extreme danger when rallying his soldiers to surge forward. He fought battles that were masterpieces of tactical operations, utilizing speed, surprise and a remarkable ability to motivate his men to achieve what they considered to be impossible. We follow his journey...

From the acclaimed author of Panzer Commander Hermann Balck and False Flags comes an in-depth, critical evaluation of the manoeuvre warfare revolution that has transformed the American military. Colonel John Boyd, a maverick fighter pilot, revolutionised the American art of war through his ideas on conflict and the human mind. Boyd claimed that victory is won by the side which...

Acclaimed historian Stephen Robinson brings to life a legendary last stand. Shanghai 1937. With invading Japanese troops poised to capture one of the world’s greatest cities after almost three months of brutal urban warfare, the Chinese Army begins to retreat – except for a single battalion that stays behind to fight. These soldiers, led by Lieutenant Colonel Xie Jinyuan, known...

Now available in paperback, False Flags tells the epic story of German raider voyages to the South Seas during the early years of World War II. In 1940, the raiders Orion, Komet, Pinguin and Kormoran left Germany and waged a ‘pirate war’ in the South Seas — part of Germany’s strategy to attack the British Empire’s maritime trade on a...

False Flags tells the epic untold story of German raider voyages to the South Seas during the early years of World War II. In 1940, the raiders Orion, Komet, Pinguin, and Kormoran left Germany and waged a ‘pirate war’ in the South Seas — part of Germany’s strategy to attack the British Empire’s maritime trade on a global scale. Their...

From the acclaimed author of Panzer Commander Hermann Balck and False Flags comes an in-depth, critical evaluation of the manoeuvre warfare revolution that has transformed the American military. Colonel John Boyd, a maverick fighter pilot, revolutionised the American art of war through his ideas on conflict and the human mind. Boyd claimed that victory is won by the side that...