Philip Jowett

Finland at War 1939–45

In the face of Soviet invasion in 1939–40, and once again in 1941–44, the armies raised by Finland – a tiny nation of only 4 million people asto...

China’s Wars

Rousing the Dragon 1894-1949

This new history of China's pivotal wars from 1894 to 1949 explains how China was transformed from a isolated and ramshackle medieval empire into a fl...

The Japanese Army 1931–45 (2)

1942–45

Within months of its greatest triumph in 1942, the Japanese Imperial Army began to face the difficulties which would eventually destroy it - overstret...

Liberty or Death

Latin American Conflicts, 1900–70

From the Banana Wars of the early 20th century through to the Football War of 1969, South and Central America has been a hotbed of revolutions, rebell...

The Japanese Army 1931–45 (1)

1931–42

During Japan's devastating Pacific offensive of the 1941-42 period of World War II, the Allies paid a high price for their failure to take seriously a...

Armies of the Greek-Turkish War 1919–22

This is a comprehensive guide to the armies that fought a devastating and decisive conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean between the two World Wars of...

Chinese Warlord Armies 1911–30

Discover the men behind one of the most exotic military environments of the 20th century. Humiliatingly defeated in the Sino-Japanese War 1894-95 and ...

Imperial Chinese Armies 1840–1911

An in-depth analysis of the Chinese Armies that fought a series of increasingly fractious wars over nearly a century. Beginning with a run through of ...

Finland at War 1939–45

In the face of Soviet invasion in 1939–40, and once again in 1941–44, the armies raised by Finland – a tiny nation of only 4 million people asto...

The Bitter Peace

Conflict in China 1928-37

A period of China's tumultuous history when millions died while the country was at peace....

Armies of the Balkan Wars 1912–13

The priming charge for the Great War

In 1912, the Balkan states formed an alliance in an effort to break free from the crumbling Ottoman Empire. Forming an army of some 645,000 troops fro...

Armies of the Balkan Wars 1912–13

The priming charge for the Great War

In 1912, the Balkan states formed an alliance in an effort to break free from the crumbling Ottoman Empire. Forming an army of some 645,000 troops fro...

The Red Army 1922–41

From Civil War to 'Barbarossa'

This study explores the organization, history and uniforms of the Soviet Red Army during the 20 years between its victory in the Civil War and the inv...

The Italian Army 1940–45 (2)

Africa 1940–43

At its peak the Italian Army contributed 2.5 million troops to the Axis war effort during World War II (1939-1945). In addition to its major role in N...

Japan's Asian Allies 1941–45

During the Japanese occupation of large parts of Asia and the Pacific in 1941–45, Japan raised significant numbers of troops to fight alongside them...

The Italian Army 1940–45 (1)

Europe 1940–43

At its peak the Italian Army contributed 2.5 million troops to the Axis war effort of World War II (1939-1945). English-speaking readers tend to think...

Chinese Warlord Armies 1911–30

Defeated in the Sino-Japanese War 1894–95 and the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, Imperial China collapsed into revolution and a republic was proclaimed in...

The Chinese Army 1937–49

World War II and Civil War

Although the Chinese contribution to Allied victory in World War II (1939-1945) is often ignored, China fought the Japanese Empire for far longer than...

The Mexican Revolution 1910–20

Some of the most famous Western movies have been set against the background of the Mexican Revolution of the early 20th century. Now, for the first ti...

The Mexican Revolution 1910–20

Some of the most famous Western movies have been set against the background of the Mexican Revolution of the early 20th century. Now, for the first ti...

The Italian Army 1940–45 (3)

Italy 1943–45

Immediately after the Allied invasion of Italy in September 1943, Mussolini was deposed and the new Italian government switched sides. The German occu...

Japan Triumphant

The Far East Campaign 1941-1942

Imperial Japan’s ambitious offensive at the beginning of WWII is captured in dramatic detail in this pictorial history featuring rare wartime photog...

The Japanese Home Front 1937–45

From the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 until the Japanese surrender in August 1945, a multitude of military and civil-defence forc...

The Winter War 1939–40

"Jowett has amassed an impressive amount of detail, yet the writing never bogs down. He leads the reader through this war with precision and employs i...

The Biafran Army 1967-70

Build-up and Downfall of the Secessionist Military

Synonymous with the starvation that killed almost two million people, Biafra was a parastate that voted to secede from Nigeria in May 1967. Formally r...

The Armies of Warlord China 1911-1928

China in the 1910s and 1920s was dominated by a succession of military strongmen who fought with each other for the control of the country. Weak centr...

Modern African Wars (5)

The Nigerian-Biafran War 1967–70

With decades of research to draw from Philip Jowett explores this extraordinary David-and-Goliath conflict, where the rag-tag Igbo tribal army of sece...

The Russo-Japanese War 1904–05

The Russo-Japanese War in Manchuria was the first 20th century conflict fought between the regular armies of major powers, employing the most modern m...

Latin American Wars 1900–1941

"Banana Wars," Border Wars & Revolutions

From the Mexican Revolution to the Zarumilla War, in the first 40 years of the 20th century the nations of Central and South America were frequently d...

Narvik and the Norwegian Campaign 1940

The Norwegian campaign, fought in 1940, early in the Second World War in Europe, is overshadowed by the campaign in Poland that preceded it and the Ge...

Rays of the Rising Sun

Armed Forces of Japan's Asian Allies 1931-45: China and Manchukuo

The first of a three-volume series examining the history of Chinese “puppet” soldiers fighting for the Japanese before and during World War II. Wh...

The Russo-Japanese War 1904–05

The Russo-Japanese War in Manchuria was the first 20th century conflict fought between the regular armies of major powers, employing the most modern m...

Rays of the Rising Sun

Armed Forces of Japan's Asian Allies 1931-45 Volume 1: China and Manchukuo

When the Japanese Empire went to war with the Allies in December 1941. it had already been fighting in China for 10 years. During that time it had con...

Rays of the Rising Sun: Armed Forces of Japan's Asian Allies 1931-45

Volune 1 - China and Manchukuo

When the Japanese Empire went to war with the Allies in December 1941, it had already been fighting in China for 10 years. During that time it had con...

The Italian Campaign, 1943–1945

The Second World War Italian campaign is often less well remembered than the struggle of the Germans against the western Allies in north-west Europe a...

Rising Sun at War

The Japanese Army, 1931–1945

The Japanese Imperial Army was the most powerful force in the Far East through the 1930s and early 1940s, and this photographic history is the ideal i...

Chiang Kai-shek Versus Mao Tse-tung

The Battle for China, 1946–1949

A vivid portrait of the final years of the civil war between the Chinese Nationalists and Communists, including many previously unpublished photos. Th...

China and Japan at War, 1937–1945

This pictorial history of the Sino-Japanese War offers a rare look at one of the most important yet neglected aspects of WWII. The 1937-1945 war betwe...

Rising Sun at War

The Japanese Army, 1931-1945 : Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives

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The Rif War 1921–26

Morocco's Berber Uprising

An illustrated account of the major colonial conflict of the 1920s, in which the occupying Spanish and French faced an armed uprising from the Berber ...