Mark Galeotti Putin’s Mercenaries, 2013–24 (Paperback) Elite

Author: Mark Galeotti. Led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, it was first deployed in the Donbas region of Ukraine during the undeclared war of 2014, went on to play a key role in Russia’s intervention in the Syrian civil war from 2015, and then extended its activities to six African countries and even Venezuela.

Mark Galeotti Spetsnaz (Paperback) Elite

Author: Mark Galeotti. Title: Spetsnaz. In this book, a peerless authority on Russia’s military Special Forces debunks several of these myths, uncovering truths that are often even more remarkable. Since the chaotic dissolution of the USSR and the two Chechen Wars, Russian forces have seen increasing modernization, involving them ever more in power-projection, counter-insurgency and anti-terrorism and the Spetsnaz have been deployed as a spearhead in virtually all of these operations.

Dale Clarke World War I Battlefield Artillery Tactics (Paperback) Elite

Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this groundbreaking study explains and illustrates the enormous advances in the use of artillery that took place between 1914 and 1918, the central part artillery played in World War I and how it was used throughout the war, with particular emphasis on the Western Front.

Pier Paolo Battistel Italian Army Elite Units & Special Forces 1940– (Paperback)

It also delves into the specialist tank and armoured units that were created to emulate the German armoured units. Title: Italian Army Elite Units & Special Forces 1940–43. Illustrated with rare archival photographs and specially commissioned artwork, this is a fascinating insight into a little-studied aspect of Axis forces.