Mungo Melvin: 3 books
Sevastopol’s Wars
Crimea from Potemkin to Putin
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
Founded by Catherine the Great, the maritime city of Sevastopol has been fought over for centuries. Crucial battles of the Crimean War were fought on the hills surrounding the city, and the memory of this stalwart defence inspired those who fruitlessly battled the Germans during World War II. Twice...
Manstein
Hitler's Greatest General
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2011
Among students of military history, the genius of Field Marshal Erich von Manstein (1887–1973) is respected perhaps more than that of any other World War II soldier. He displayed his strategic brilliance in such campaigns as the invasion of Poland, the Blitzkrieg of France, the sieges of Sevastopol,...
1918
Winning the War, Losing the War
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2018
In 2018, the world will be commemorating the centenary of the end of the First World War. In many ways, 1918 was the most dramatic year of the conflict. After the defeat of Russia in 1917, the Germans were able to concentrate their forces on the Western Front for the first time in the war, and the...