The only woman to serve as a soldier in the First World War, the Englishwoman Flora Sandes became a hero and media sensation when she fought for the Serbian Army and pursued a distinguished career in its ranks as officer. This account charts her incredible story.

Theo Knell went through hell in the SAS - but his biggest battle began when he left. This is his life story and the story of his time in the SAS.

Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915-2011) was a war hero whose exploits in Crete are legendary, and above all he is widely acclaimed as the greatest travel writer of our times, notably for his books about his walk across pre-war Europe.

'The Soldier's War' traces the Great War chronologically, taking stories from each year of the fighting and following the British Tommy through devastating battles and trench warfare to the armistice in 1918.

This is the story of an epic life on a grand scale, a biography of the extraordinary, mysterious & dynamic Englishman whose daring exploits & romantic profile made him an object of intense fascination, known as 'Lawrence of Arabia'. Michael Korda demystifies & reveals the real man - T.E. Lawrence - as he truly was.

The most highly decorated British Private of the First World War, Henry Tandey was also the man Hitler claimed spared his life during a firefight in 1918. Johnson's biography explores how this claim affected Tandey as he watched Hitler develop into a dictator, and traces the events surrounding their legendary meeting.

Corporal Andy Reid was an ordinary soldier, serving in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. But his life changed for ever on Tuesday 13th October 2009, when he was blown up by a Taliban improvised explosive device. Evacuated to the UK and the specialist military wing of Selly Oak Hospital, it was touch-and-go whether he would survive. He had lost both legs and his right arm, while the index finger of his left hand was almost completely removed. Yet survive...

A definitive chronicle of Winston Churchill's crucial role as military leader, Carlo D'Este's biography examines Churchill through the prism of this military service as both a soldier and commander.

Through the amazing story of the Brocklesby family, this title explores the history of conscientious objection in World War I, charting the experiences of the men who took a stand despite being stigmatised, vilified and facing death.

Gentle, modest and handsome, a fine poet, proficient in nine languages, eccentric Englishman Frank Thompson made an unlikely soldier. The elder of two sons of a formidable family of writers, lover of Iris Murdoch, he was an intellectual idealist. This book tells his story.