Militaria: Volume Four

Militaria: Volume Four

Militaria is the annual publication of the Military History Club, a forum for lovers of the subject that was founded by Saul David in 2022. The publication contains essays by club members on a diverse range of military history subjects. Volume Four includes the following: The Strong Cannot Always Do As They Will: Reconsidering the Destruction of Melos by Sean Fear The Knight, the Castle, the Archer and the Gun: Significant Factors in Medieval European Warfare and How They Influenced Society by Jo Creighton The Case of the King’s Prerogative in Salt-Peter by Michael Sinha The Other Burgoyne by Dr Jim Ferguson 773 Serjeant Major John Christie, 54th Regiment of Foot (1819-1853) by Jeremy Archer The War of 1862 by Dr Mike Somerville The Turning Point of the US Civil War? by Jeremy Mindell Irish Neutrality 1939-1945: A Perspective in Hindsight by Brendan O’Neill M.A. Operation Fork: The British Invasion and Occupation of Iceland 1940 to 1942 by Yvonne Walsham ‘The Mountain Hath Groaned and Given Forth a Mouse’: A Brief History of Germany’s V-1 and V-2 Weapons' Programme during and after the Second World War by Angus Creighton From Puckapunyal to Phuoc Tuy: Australian Centurion Tanks in the Vietnam War by Jeremy Solel Recommended for fans of We Have Ways, Military History Monthly and History Today. For more information about The Military History Club - and its events, podcasts and publications - please visit www.militaryhistoryclub.org Sunday Times bestselling historian Saul David is a Professorial Research Fellow at the University of Buckingham. He is the author of several critically-acclaimed history books, including The Indian Mutiny: 1857 (shortlisted for the Westminster Medal for Military Literature), Zulu: The Heroism and Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879 (a Waterstone's Military History Book of the Year), Victoria's Wars: The Rise of Empire , SBS: Silent Warriors and Sky Warriors . An experienced broadcaster, Saul David has presented and appeared in history programmes for all the major TV channels and is a regular contributor to Radio. Praise for Saul David: "A first-rate historian, now a masterly story-teller." (Bernard Cornwell on Zulu Hart ) "Incisive and acute . . . thorough and occasionally revelatory, [David] always finds a telling phrase, an eye-catching detail or a human story." (Sunday Times on Victoria's Wars: The Rise of Empire ) "A terrific book … It really is one of the most enjoyable histories I’ve read in many a year." (James Holland on SBS - Silent Warriors: The Authorised Wartime History )