The Siege of Vienna in 1683 was one of the major turning points in European history. The hot September day that witnessed the last great trial of strength between Cross and Crescent opened an epoch in European history that lasted until the cataclysm of the First World War in 1914.

Frank Worsley’s account of the Shackleton Boat Journey remains the classic account of this extraordinary story.

The log of Livingstone’s journey is interposed with an account of their own trials and tribulations.

An astonishing biography of a little-known Australian explorer.

In providing an all-round portrait of the man and his achievements, Michael Smith’s book places James Wordie in his rightful place amongst the greatest of British explorers.

This book illuminates an event often over-shadowed by the tragedy of Dunkirk in the Second World War - that of the capture and valour of the 51st Highland Division in St Valery.

Scapa Flow, one of the greatest naval bases in history, resonates through the annals of the Royal Navy during the two great wars of the twentieth century, and this book solidifies that reputation in this remarkable book.

Maritime historian Granville Allen Mawer resolves long-standing controversies in this detailed and highly readable account of ambition and adventure centred around the competing claims to the last continent.

Seawolves is an exciting and thorough examination of Scots connected to piracy, whether they are victims or villains, real or literary.

After his passing, Ray Ward’s son discovered his father’s memoirs of the Second World War in the basement of their family home. The Mirror of Monte Cavallara is a very personal, poignant and revealing account.

The Sea Wolf is the gripping biography of Thomas Cochrane, one of the most daring and brilliant naval commanders in British maritime history.

This definitive work details the commissioning of regiments, recruitment, individual military careers, and the disbanding of units. It is an indispensible aid to anyone interested in the Covenanting armies.

The Tartan Pimpernel is the remarkable autobiography of Donald Caskie, minister of the Scots Kirk in Paris at the time of the German invasion in 1940. A true story of heroism and sacrifice in occupied France during the Second World War. 
    

To War with the Black Watch is a sharp, witty and moving insight into Scots–Italian relations in the latter part of the Second World War.

Scapa Flow is known worldwide. In two world wars it was the northern base which sheltered ships of the Royal Navy and Allied fleets from both storm and enemy attack. This book tells a fascinating history of a little seaway in the furthest reaches of Scotland's coast.

This meticulously researched book is a reference guide to shipping losses off the coast of Scotland from Stonehaven northwards to Duncansby Head, then westwards to Cape Wrath and the Minch. A thoroughly informative read aimed at both specialists and the general reader with an interest in this specialist area.

A great collection of tales from an exciting period of history retold by one of Scotland’s most well-known storytellers.

Including a unique selection of war-time photography, Osborne and Armstrong draw on a wide variety of sources in writing this fascinating and moving book.

Pillar of Fire is the epic story of the journey of the British Expeditionary Force from hope to despair, to triumph in the midst of defeat - a triumph that may have saved Britain from Nazi tyranny.

This is the remarkable story of one of the Second World War's most unusual animal heroes – a 14-stone St Bernard dog who became global mascot for the Royal Norwegian Forces and a symbol of freedom and inspiration for Allied troops throughout Europe.

Evan Mawdsley’s lucid account of this vast and complex subject explains in detail the power struggles and political manoeuvres of the war, providing a balanced analysis of why the Communists were victors.

This is a true story of romance and escape during World War Two.

Flodden is widely regarded as one of Scotland's most ignominious military defeats; a battle that need never have been fought and a historical event that has been firmly engraved in Scotland's national consciousness ever since.

Including exclusive and captivating images spanning all corners of wartime society, this book offers an extraordinary account of east-coast Scottish resilience over the course of both world wars.

This lavishly illustrated book explores the impact of the First and Second World Wars on the city of Glasgow, its people and its industries.

Trevor Royle is one of Britain’s major military historians and this is the first study to show the massive importance of Scotland in the defeat of the Kaiser’s Germany.

This book breaks new grounds in telling the stories of almost forgotten campaigns of the Royal Navy in which Scotland played a major part.

Spanning a century, this book investigates Scotland’s contribution to military flying in Britain.

In the early decades of the nineteenth century, the naturalist and ornithologist George Clayton Atkinson set out from Newcastle to explore Skye and the Outer Hebrides, including the remote island of St Kilda.

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