True war & combat stories
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True war & combat stories
Paperback. The nearly half-million American airmen who served during World War II have almost disappeared. And so have their stories. In Unsung Eagles, award-winning writer and former fighter pilot Jay Stout has saved an exciting collection of those accounts from oblivion. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32pp photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BTM; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Casemate Books United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612003948
- ISBN
- 9781612003948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.23
€ 20.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BTM; HBJF; HBLW; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Akashic Books
- Edition
- 40th Anniversary ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617754692
- ISBN
- 9781617754692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.07
€ 16.99
€ 16.07
Paperback. Sharon Bown's remarkable 16-year career with the RAAF saw her deployed to East Timor, Bali and Afghanistan. From barely surviving a helicopter crash to commanding a combat surgical team, her story is a confronting, but ultimately inspirational, account of what our men and women in the military experience, and the price they pay for their service. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BTM; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 283 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Exisle Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781925335316
- ISBN
- 9781925335316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.93
€ 25.99
€ 23.93
Hardback. John Romeiser has woven both the North African diary and Whitehead's memoir of the subsequent landings in Sicily into a vivid, unvarnished, and completely riveting story of eight months during some of the most brutal combat of the war. Series: World War II: The Global, Human and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 248 pages, 15 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823226757
- ISBN
- 9780823226757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.43
€ 55.43
Paperback. Presenting a broad cross-section of experiences from a variety of nationalities and from different services, this title examines how the legacy of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan may affect those who took part and indeed the world for many years to come. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 X 8 colour plates, 4 b&w maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BTM; HBWS3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- IMM Lifestyle Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847735133
- ISBN
- 9781847735133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.47
€ 15.99
€ 15.47
Hardback. Portraits of courage and dedication from the Revolution to today. From the highly successful "Greatest Stories Ever Told" series--over 150,000 in print! Series: Greatest. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 35.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592288588
- ISBN
- 9781592288588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32
hardcover. Num Pages: 243 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 620. Valley Veterans Remember World War II. 243 pages, b/w photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTM. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 21. Weight: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Craven Street Books
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933502083
- ISBN
- 9781933502083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.58
€ 34.99
€ 23.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 430 pages, Photographs, colour & b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1038. 430 pages, Photographs, colour & b&w illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTM. Dimension: 220 x 157 x 31. Weight: 1036.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Protea Boekhuis
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869194109
- ISBN
- 9781869194109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.51
€ 25.99
€ 22.51
Paperback. Tells the story of John F. Kinney - hero, POW escapee, and aviation pioneer. It contains the first full-length account of a successful escape by a Marine captured in one of the great battles of World War II. Series: Memories of War. Num Pages: 220 pages, 17ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BTM; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887365
- ISBN
- 9781574887365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.30
€ 16.30
mass_market. This is the candid and revealing wartime memoir of the soldier who, at the age of just 32, became South Korea's first four-star general. The book brings an unprecedented perspective to the Korean War. Num Pages: 271 pages, 13 b&w photos, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; BTM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887433
- ISBN
- 9781574887433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.46
€ 17.99
€ 17.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Peanut Butter Publishing,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897168151
- ISBN
- 9780897168151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.74
€ 20.99
€ 15.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Bibliography: p175-179. BIC Classification: BTM; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- American Traveler Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939650620
- ISBN
- 9780939650620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; BTM; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894694483
- ISBN
- 9781894694483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.88
€ 26.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 155 pages. BIC Classification: BTM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788120730519
- ISBN
- 9788120730519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 7.87
€ 7.99
€ 7.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 76 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 7. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Aspekt,The Netherlands Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 76
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789059110717
- ISBN
- 9789059110717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.86
€ 13.99
€ 11.86
Hardcover. For the 160 national guardsmen from America's heartland, Baghdad was more than just a long way from home. It also confronted the 233rd Military Police Company with America's most difficult challenge in Iraq. This work features the horrors of firefights and summary executions and the drama of the UN bombing. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 34 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614981
- ISBN
- 9780700614981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.85
€ 80.85
Paperback. As a twenty-three-year-old veterinarian, William W. Putney joined the Marine Corps at the height of World War II. He commanded the Third Dog Platoon during the battle for Guam and later served as chief veterinarian and commanding officer of the War Dog Training School, where he helped train former pets for war in the Pacific. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; BTM; HBG; HBWQ; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Potomac Books
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887198
- ISBN
- 9781574887198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.59
€ 21.99
€ 21.59
Paperback. Editor(s): Leche, Christine Dumaine. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMG; BTM; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813936611
- ISBN
- 9780813936611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.97
€ 17.99
€ 16.97
Paperback. On February 13, 2003, a plane carrying three American military contractors - Marc Gonsalves, Tom Howes, and Keith Stansell - crashed in the mountainous jungle of Colombia. This work presents their tale of survival, friendship, and rescue, revealing the details of their crash, what they witnessed, and how they survived their experiences. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 3JMC; BTM; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061769535
- ISBN
- 9780061769535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.14
€ 19.99
€ 18.14
mass_market. Offers a firsthand account of the exploits and accomplishments of the first African American special operations LRRP team in Vietnam, and describes their perilous missions amid the vast Viet Cong tunnel complexes of Cu Chi. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations , ports. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; BTM; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 109 x 175 x 32. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Presidio Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780891418177
- ISBN
- 9780891418177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.93
€ 10.99
€ 10.93