<div><B>A fascinating look at what might have happened had historical assassination attempts succeeded.</B><BR />  <BR /> If Hitler had died at any stage in the Second World War, would Germany have immediately sued for peace, or would the generals have taken over and fought a far more practical war than the obdurate F&uuml;hrer? Equally intriguing is the possible failed assassination attempt on General de Gaulle on British soil. Who, one wonders, was behind that scheme, and how would Anglo-French relations have developed if he had been killed?<BR />  <BR /> In <I>Assassinations Anthology</I>, a number of well-known authors and historians look at past events where key individuals were involved in either attempts on their lives, or strange incidents occurred which, had they led to their deaths, might have radically affected the outcome of the war. Events surrounding Hitler and Operation Valkyrie, Stalin and Jan Smuts are investigated, as well as the peculiar circumstances relating to the theft of a valuable Gainsborough painting. Just how great a role did the Government&rsquo;s Chief Whip, David Margesson, play in persuading the MPs to accept the unpopular Winston Churchill as Prime Minister, and what would have happened if Margesson had been killed when the Gainsborough disappeared? It is fascinating stuff. Grounded in actual events, the various scenarios portrayed in this collection examine the likely chain of events that would have followed if the assassination attempts had succeeded. A few inches, a few minutes&mdash;that was all the difference between life and death, and between the past that we know and one that we can only imagine.<BR />  </div>

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<div><B>This biography of the Civil War officer who established the Union&rsquo;s intelligence network &ldquo;is an absolute treasure trove of . . . operational information&rdquo; (<I>Military History Magazine</I>).</B><BR />  <BR /> In this biography of George H. Sharpe, acclaimed historian Peter Tsouras recounts the significance of Sharpe&rsquo;s grand contribution to the Union war effort: the creation of an all-source intelligence operation known as the Bureau of Military Information. Tsouras contends that, under Sharpe&rsquo;s leadership, the BMI was the combat multiplier that ultimately brought the Union to victory.<BR />  <BR /> By early 1863, in the two-and-half months before the Chancellorsville Campaign, Sharpe had compiled a thorough and accurate Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield. His reports identified every brigade and its location in Lee&rsquo;s army, provided an order-of-battle down to the regiment level, and a complete analysis of the railroad. Beyond this, Sharpe assembled a staff of thirty to fifty scouts and support personnel to run the military intelligence operation of the Army of the Potomac. He later supported Grant&rsquo;s armies operating against Richmond during the Siege of Petersburg, where the BMI played a fundamental role in the victory.<BR />  <BR /> After the war, Sharpe became one of the most powerful Republican politicians in New York State, had close friendships with presidents Grant and Arthur, and was a champion of African American civil rights. With a wealth of newly discovered primary documents, including the diaries of Sharpe&rsquo;s deputy John C. Babcock, Tsouras sheds significant new light on the evolution of Civil War intelligence reporting.</div>

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<div>This book is a stimulating and entirely plausible insight into how Hitler and his generals might have defeated the Allies, and a convincing sideways look at the Third Reich's bid at world domination in World War II. What would have happened if, for example, the Germans captured the whole of the BEF at Dunkirk? Or if the RAF had been defeated in the Battle of Britain? What if the U-Boats had strangled Britain with an impregnable blockade, if Rommel had been triumphant in North Africa or the Germans had beaten the Red Army at Kursk? The authors, writing as if these and other world-changing events had really happened, project realistic scenarios based on the true capabilities and circumstances of the opposing forces. Third Reich Victorious is a spirited and terrifying alternate history, and a telling insight into the dramatic possibilities of World War II.</div>

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<div><P><B>An unprecedented look at German operations on the Russian Front during World War II.</B><BR /><BR /><I>The Anvil of War</I> details the German strategies and tactics employed by the commanders on the cataclysmic Russian Front in the Second World War. Monographs by two German officers who served in Russia &ndash; <I>Military Improvisations during the Russian Campaign and German Defense Tactics against Russian Breakthrough </I>by General Erhard Rauss, and <I>Operations of Encircled Forces</I> by Generalleutnant Oldwig von Natzmer &ndash; show how the Germans adapted techniques to cope with their enemy&rsquo;s great numerical superiority, and managed to delay and sometimes drive back the &ldquo;steamroller Russian forces during the German retreat in 1945.&rdquo;<BR /><BR /> These reports were written as part of a U.S. Army program instigated after the war by Colonel S.L.A. Marshall of the Army Historical Division, who was convinced that no record of the war could be complete without the input of German commanding officers and their main staff officers. The significance of the material detailing the Germans vast experience of fighting the Soviets was emphasized with the fear of a Russian attack during the Cold War. </P></div>

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<div><B>A &ldquo;massive [and] valuable&rdquo; collection of quotes about war from soldiers, commanders, strategists, and others (<I>The Spectator</I>).</B><BR />  <BR /> This volume brings four thousand years of military history to life through the words of more than eight hundred diverse personalities&mdash;Napoleon, Machiavelli, Atat&uuml;rk, Che Guevara, Rommel, Julius Caesar, Wellington, Xenophon, Crazy Horse, Wallenstein, T.E. Lawrence, Saladin, Zhukov, Eisenhower and many more&mdash;to build a comprehensive picture of war across the ages.<BR />  <BR /> Broken down into more then 480 categories, including courage, danger, failure, leadership, luck, military intelligence, tactics, training, guerrilla warfare and victory, this definitive guide draws on the collected wisdom of those who have experienced war at every level. From the brutality and suffering of war, to the courage and camaraderie of soldiers, to the glory and exhilaration of battle, these quotes offer an insight into the turbulent history of warfare and the lives and deeds of great warriors.<BR />  <BR /> &ldquo;A massive compilation casting light not only upon the pain, suffering and sheer insanity of war, but also upon the unique comradeship and exhilaration of battle . . . this is a valuable addition to the literature of reference.&rdquo; &mdash;<I>The Spectator</I></div>

The Greenhill Dictionary of Military Quotations

<div>A unique compilation of more than one thousand concise biographies of those involved in the campaigns of Alexander the Great, and the struggle for power after his death. From leading commanders in Alexander’s army to the nobles of the Persian Empire, and the many other individuals he encountered throughout his life and reign, these complete and balanced biographies are drawn from the literary and epigraphic sources of the age.  First published in 2006, this version has been expanded and substantially revised to widen the human and political landscape in which Alexander moved.   The only work of its kind, this is an essential guide to a fascinating and pivotal historical era, and to one of history’s most successful military commanders.</div>

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<div><B>&ldquo;</B><B>T</B><B>hought-provoking and entertaining . . . What if Lincoln had dodged the assassin&rsquo;s bullet? What if Lee had waged guerrilla warfare in April 1865?&rdquo; &mdash;</B><B>Gordon C. Rhea, author of the Overland Campaign series</B><BR />  <BR /> &ldquo;What if. . . ?&rdquo; Every Civil War armchair general asks the question. Possibilities unfold. Disappointments vanish. Imaginations soar. More questions arise. &ldquo;What if . . .&rdquo; can be more than an exercise in wistful fantasy. A serious inquiry sparks rigorous exploration, demands critical thinking, and unlocks important insights.<BR />  <BR /><I>The Great &ldquo;What Ifs&rdquo; of the American Civil War: Historians Tackle the Conflict&rsquo;s Most Intriguing Possibilities</I> is a collection of fourteen essays by the historians at Emerging Civil War, and includes a Foreword by acclaimed alternate history writer Peter G. Tsouras. Each entry focuses on one of the most important events of the war and unpacks the options of the moment. To understand what happened, we must look with a clear and objective eye at what could have happened, with the full multitude of choices before us. &ldquo;What if&rdquo; is a tool for illumination.<BR />  <BR /> These essays also explode the assumptions people make when they ask &ldquo;what if&rdquo; and then jump to wishful conclusions. This collection offers not alternate histories or counterfactual scenarios, but an invitation to ask, to learn, and to wonder . . .<BR />  <BR /><B>&ldquo;A lively and engaging examination of those perennial &lsquo;second guesses&rsquo; no student of the war fails to appreciate. No &lsquo;pie in the sky&rsquo; here&mdash;each exploration is firmly rooted in fact, with a keen appreciation of context, providing provocative insight without sacrificing history.&rdquo; &mdash;David A. Powell, author of the award&ndash;winning series The Chickamauga Campaign</B></div>

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Books By Peter G. Tsouras (5 Books)

Assassinations Anthology

Major General George H. Sharpe and the Creation of American Military Intelligence in the Civil War

Third Reich Victorious

The Anvil of War

The Greenhill Dictionary of Military Quotations

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