True war & combat stories
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True war & combat stories
Paperback. Examines a subject that has long been taboo - the sufferings of the Germans during the Second World War. This book explores the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, the maritime disaster of all time, and the repercussions upon three generations of a German family. Translator(s): Winston, Krishna. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BTM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KAK0006760
- ISBN
- 9780571216529
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 11.99€ 9.39
€ 11.99
€ 9.39
Paperback. This is a modern day Bravo Two Zero meets 3 Para with all the emotion and heartbreak of Midnight Express Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780755362479
- ISBN
- 9780755362479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 4.99
€ 12.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. What happened in Helmand's Sangin Valley in the spring of 2007 was nothing short of extraordinary. After the last gasp defence of the platoon houses by the Paras, the soldiers of the Royal Anglian Regiment arrived in Afghanistan charged with taking the battle to the enemy. This title tells the story of the Royal Anglian's deployment. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16pp colour photographic inset. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141041636
- ISBN
- 9780141041636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. An explosive account of one man's experiences in the Lord's Resistance Army as the bodyguard of reviled warlord Joseph Kony. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 biography, 10 black & white halftones, 1 index, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; BTM; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 34. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783608126
- ISBN
- 9781783608126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. In January 1991, eight members of SAS regiment embarked upon a top secret mission that was to infiltrate them deep behind enemy lines. Under the command of Sergeant Andy McNab, they were to sever the underground communication link between Baghdad and north-west Iraq, and to seek and destroy mobile Scud launchers. Their call sign: Bravo Two Zero. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJPR; BTM; HBWS3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 20th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552168823
- ISBN
- 9780552168823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Tells the story of a teenager with no hopes who joined the army at sixteen and went on to become one of the most successful counter-terrorism operators in the world. Num Pages: 496 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: BTM; JPWL; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552157599
- ISBN
- 9780552157599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.00
€ 18.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. Lancaster pilot Victor Wood's aircraft arrived too early over Gelsenkirchen when the target was shrouded in darkness and the Main Force miles behind. His bomber was suddenly struck with terrifying force by flak and turned upside-down. Could Vic get his crew back to base safely? This book contains 19 similar stories. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904943860
- ISBN
- 9781904943860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.06
€ 19.06
Paperback. British Commando George Thomsen's action-filled account of combat during the Falklands War. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BM; BTM; HBWS; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268. The True Story of a Royal Marine Commando. 176 pages, 32 illustrations (19 in colour). British Commando George Thomsen's action-filled account of combat during the Falklands War. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BM; BTM; HBWS; JWH. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight: 184.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445606200
- ISBN
- 9781445606200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. As the summer of 1914 drew to a close, it was difficult for a 16 year-old schoolboy to realize that the world for which he had been prepared at Clifton College was itself preparing for war. By 1916, he was commissioned in the Royal Field Artillery. This book gives human account of history. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 pp B & W photos; line drawings/maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BGHA; BTM; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857501950
- ISBN
- 9780857501950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations; maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552124195
- ISBN
- 9780552124195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. Rob Driscoll, former sergeant with 42 Commando, Royal Marines, served tours in Iraq, Kuwait and Kosovo. A born leader of fighting men, with the medals to prove it, he also endured three tours in Afghanistan. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786062543
- ISBN
- 9781786062543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.77
€ 26.99
€ 18.77
Paperback. Most of us never get to test ourselves in combat. As a UH-1 Helicopter pilot flying in the jungle highlands of South Vietnam, Jim Crigler and the men he flew with were tested daily. This true story is a raw, bold, introspective autobiography where the author openly wrestles with his personal moral dilemma to find meaning and purpose in his life. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTM; BTP; HBW; HBWS2; VFV; VSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Panoma Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784521080
- ISBN
- 9781784521080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Rizzoli Ex Libris
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847842780
- ISBN
- 9780847842780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.61
€ 29.99
€ 26.61
Paperback. He has played an East End hardman, an SAS soldier and investigated vicious world gangs. Now Ross Kemp is taking on perhaps his hardest assignment of all - the Taliban. In order to prepare for this ordeal, Ross Kemp trains with the First Battalion Royal Anglians in England's subzero temperatures. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260. Clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KTM0000760
- ISBN
- 9780141040882
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. It was a top-secret US military mission. Now, the SEAL team leader finally tells the stunning true story. Now a major Hollywood film starring Mark Wahlberg and Eric Bana. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp B&W illustration section. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBWS4; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 32. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751555943
- ISBN
- 9780751555943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. The true story of an SAS veteran who led a team during the 1980 assault on the Iranian Embassy and served in the Falklands, Northern Ireland, and elsewhere over his career with the Regiment. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BTM; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472817372
- ISBN
- 9781472817372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.73
€ 15.99
€ 11.73
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752468136
- ISBN
- 9780752468136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. Traces Peter Howard, who was to become one of The Wooden Horse escapers, from his being shot down, through his capture, and first two POW camps. This work gets into the mind of a man determined to escape his captors. It shows that for all the many schemes dreamt up, very few ever got started and of those a 'home run' was like a lottery win. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: BTM; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844155385
- ISBN
- 9781844155385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. An account of a Norwegian scientist's escape from German custody during the Second World War after his arrest for spying. 60 years later, his daughter sets out on foot with her sister to retrace their father's flight from Nazi-occupied Norway, meeting some of the people who helped him along the way. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DNN; 3JJH; BTM; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Polperro Heritage Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954913731
- ISBN
- 9780954913731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.25
€ 14.25
Paperback. A rare and forgotten first hand account of the first day of the Battle of the Somme by a British infantry soldier who went 'over the top' and survived. Num Pages: 96 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BTM; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445655451
- ISBN
- 9781445655451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894384766
- ISBN
- 9781894384766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. The first-person account of a 26-year-old who fought in the war in Sierra Leone as a 12-year-old boy. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers London
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007247097
- ISBN
- 9780007247097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. In 1942, with a black-market chicken under his arm, Leo Marks left his father's famous bookshop, 84 charing cross road, and went to war. Num Pages: 480 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWKF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 49. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 625
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750948357
- ISBN
- 9780750948357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.79
€ 24.99
€ 21.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 pages b&w photograph section. BIC Classification: BTM; HBJD1; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907579731
- ISBN
- 9780907579731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03