JAPANESE INVASION OF BURMA

The Japanese invasion of Burma (December 1941-May 1942) was one of
their last major successes on land during the Second World War
(outside China), and saw weak British and Indian forces and their
Chinese allies forced out of the country in a campaign that lasted six
months but that was decided much quicker.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/campaign_burma_japanese.html

Shojiro Iida (1888-1980) was the Japanese general in charge of the
Fifteenth Army during the occupation of Thailand (1941) and the
invasion of Burma early in 1942
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_iida_shojiro.html

SA80

Few items that have come into service with the British Army have
caused more controversy over their operating lives than that of the
SA80 (Small Arms for the 1980s) series of weapons
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_SA80.html

ANGLO-DUTCH WARS

'Holmes's Bonfire' of 10/20 August 1666 was a successful British
attack on Dutch shipping that came in the aftermath of their victory
in the battle of St. James's Day on 25/26 July.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_holmess_bonfire.html

The Medway raid of 9-14/19-24 June 1667 saw a Dutch fleet sail into
the Thames and attack the British fleet in its anchorage in the
Medway, causing a panic in London and winning a victory that helped
bring the Second Anglo-Dutch War to an end.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_medway_1667.html

The battle of Solebay (28 May/ 7 June 1672) was a Dutch naval victory
early in the Third Anglo-Dutch War that prevented a planned Anglo-
French invasion of the northern Netherlands
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_solebay.html

The first battle of the Schooneveld (28 May/ 7 June 1673) was the
first of three battles in Dutch coastal waters during 1673 that
prevented the British and French from landing an invasion army in the
Netherlands (Third Anglo-Dutch War).
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_schooneveld_1st.html

The second battle of Schooneveld (4/14 June 1673) was the second of
three battles that prevented the French and British from successfully
landing an invasion army on the Dutch coast (Third Anglo-Dutch War).
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_schooneveld_2nd.html

The battle of Texel or Kijkduin (11/21 August 1673) was the third of
three inconclusive battles that prevented the British and French from
landing an invasion army on the Dutch coast, and that helped to
convince the British to make peace.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_texel_1673.html

BOOK REVIEWS

A Waterloo Hero: The Reminiscences of Friedrich Lindau, ed. James
Bogle and Andrew Uffindell. A rare example of a memoir written by a
private soldier in Wellington's army, in this case a skirmisher in the
King's German Legion who fought in the last few years of the
Peninsular War and at Waterloo, where he was involved in the fighting
at La Haye Sainte. A valuable insight into the daily life and
preoccupations of one of Wellington's men.
http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/lindau_waterloo_hero.html

The German Invasion of Norway, April 1940, Geirr H Haarr. This is a
monumental, hugely detailed and very impressive account of the early
stages of the German invasion of Norway, focusing on the build-up to
war, the initial German attack and the naval campaigns that followed,
and with much more attention paid to the Norwegian point of view than
is often the case. A definitive history of the naval aspects of the
campaign, and highly recommended.
http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/haarr_norway.html

The Battle of Loos, Philip Warner. The heart of this book is a series
of eyewitness accounts of the battle from each of the British
divisions involved in the battle, mostly taken from letters written to
the author by survivors of the fighting in the 1970s. The result is a
classic work of military history that takes us into the trenches in a
way that few other books manage.
http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/warner_loos.html

Ancient Warfare Special Issue 2009: The Varian Disaster – the Battle
of the Teutoburg Forest. A good selection of articles to mark the
2000th anniversary of one of the most significant battles in European
history. The articles cover the earlier Roman conquests in Germany,
the Roman and German armies, the battle itself, a look at the
battlefield and at the aftermath of the battle.
http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/ancient_warfare_varian.html

Spanish Armada: The Great Enterprise against England 1588, Angus
Konstam. A useful book that places the Armada campaign in its wider
context, with a focus on the two fleets, their ships, commanders, men
and fighting styles, and some interesting material on the Spanish
Galleon and the English Race-built Galleon
http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/konstam_spanish_armada.html

Culloden: The History and Archaeology of the Last Clan Battle, ed.
Tony Pollard. This book contains a well chosen series of articles that
examine at the last major battle to be fought on British soil in the
light of recent archaeological research on the battlefield itself.
With articles on the campaign, the two armies, the battle, the
battlefield and its aftermath this book provides a good up-to-date and
balanced view of this battle
http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/pollard_culloden.html

Scottish Arms and Armour, Fergus Cannan. A look at the design and
manufacture of Scottish arms and armour from the Middle Ages to the
end of the Jacobite rebellions, with sections on edged and missile
weapons, firearms, body armour and shields, and an interesting section
on the smith. Lavishly illustrated in colour this book will be of use
to anyone with an interest in Scottish military history.
http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/cannan_scottish_arms.html