Arcole Publishing: 86 books
Advance to Barbarism
How the Reversion to Barbarism in Warfare and War-Trials Menaces Our Future [Revised Edition]
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
Widely regarded as his most important and influential work, Advance to Barbarism was first published in 1948 (under the pen name “A. Jurist.”), with a revised edition followed in 1953. It was issued in several languages, including Spanish and German.
This eloquent work traces the evolution...
Winston Churchill
The Valiant Years
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2018
“It is my earnest hope that pondering upon the past may give guidance in days to come, enable a new generation to repair some of the errors of former years and thus govern, in accordance with the needs and glory of man, the awful unfolding scene of the future.”—Winston Spencer Churchill
From...
Tobruk 1941
Capture, Siege, Relief
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
Like Gallipoli, the coastal fortress of Tobruk in northern Africa has a special place in Australian’s war annals. For eight month in 1941 the Australian Imperial Force helped hold the besieged town against German forces that had hitherto suffered no check.
With the distinctive mix of vigour...
Satan in Top Hat
The Biography of Franz von Papen
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
Originally published in 1941, this is a biography of the former German Chancellor, former head of the German spy network in America, and one of Adolf Hitler’s highest officials, Franz von Papen (1879-1969).
“In this volume the reader will not find a single love letter, nor an abundance...
The Eighty-Five Days
The Story of the Battle of Scheldt
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
An explosive story of blunders and courage in the battle that might have brought victory in Europe in 1944.
“I believe my book could be described as an attempt at an heroic history of a very long and important battle, which is truly a series of battles. All the events ‘depicted’ in it...
Armor Command: The Personal Story of a Commander of the 13th Armored Regiment
of CCB, 1st Armored Division, and of the Armored School during World War II
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
“Armor Command is a candid book presenting the activities and observations of an armor commander who was among the first overseas and in action against the European Axis in World War II. All who are interested in the activities of combat troops that make or break the reputations of high military...
No Bugles for Spies
Tales of the OSS
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2017
The unvarnished behind-the-scenes tale of the OSS—and the incredibly daring men and women who put their lives at stake in the most dangerous game of all.
“By mid-1942, after a Washington shuffle, the Office of Coordinator of information had become the Office of Strategic Services. By then,...
by Lt.-Col. George Dyer
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
Part II of a very fine, richly illustrated reference book on General Patton’s Third Army.
The XII Corps fought from northern France to Austria in World War II. Constituted in the Organized Reserves in 1933, it was activated on 29 August 1942 at Columbia, South Carolina. XII Corps became operational...
by Wynford Vaughan-Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
The explosive story of World War II’s bloodiest beachhead—where everything failed but courage.
‘THIS IS A BASTARD OF A PLACE...’
said a soldier on the Anzio beachhead. This was the bitter truth. What started as an easy victory turned abruptly into a massacre. Over 18,000 Allied...
With Pennants Flying
The Immortal Deeds of the Royal Armoured Corps
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
Originally published in 1943, this book tells the story of the battles and campaigns of the Armoured regiments of the British Army in the early period of WWII.
It includes BEF operations in France, 1940, the Western Desert fighting the Italians and later the Germans, Siege of Tobruk, the ill-fated Greek Campaign and battle for Crete, and the early battles in Burma.
by Lt. L. C. Beck Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
Fighter Pilot is the incredible story of a World War II fighter pilot, 1st Lieutenant Levitt Beck, Jr., who was shot down in German-occupied France and hidden by members of the French underground. There he wrote this story of his life practically up until the moment he was discovered. He perished...
by Milton Shulman
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
THE STORY OF THE COLLAPSE OF THE GERMAN ARMIES IN THE WEST AND A STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II, AS TOLD FROM THE GERMAN POINT OF VIEW
In 1945, the once mighty Wehrmacht was reduced to a pathetic shadow of its former self as the thousand-year Reich lay in ruins. The war in the West had...
Defeat At Sea
The Struggle and Eventual Destruction of the German Navy, 1939-1945
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2017
This is the story of the German Navy during 1939-1945.
Inadequately prepared for the Second World War, the navy led a bitter struggle on all seas, and in the end was subjected to an overwhelming defeat. More than 120,000 lives were lost, including many individuals whose firsthand accounts make...
by James Reynolds
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
This book was first published in 1942 as a tribute to Irish-born RAF fighter pilot and flying ace, Brendan Finucane (1920-1942), who died fighting for Britain during World War II.
Known amongst his colleagues as “Paddy,” Finucane was credited with 28 aerial victories—five probably destroyed,...