True war & combat stories
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True war & combat stories
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31ill. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816646241
- ISBN
- 9780816646241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.98
€ 24.99
€ 21.98
Paperback. An account of the Krakow Jewish resistance, written during World War II, this book is the story of a group of young Jewish idealists who formed a clandestine unit to commit acts of defiance against the Nazi's, and was written on scraps of paper smuggled into the author's prison cell. Editor(s): Hirsch, David H. Translator(s): Hirsch, Roslyn; Hirsch, David H. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BTM; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558490383
- ISBN
- 9781558490383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.88
€ 38.88
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
€ 23.99€ 21.59
€ 23.99
€ 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€ 18.02
€ 19.99
€ 18.02
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
Paperback. A classic wartime trilogy originally published in the 1960s, this book is the author's account of his service on HMAS Perth, his account of life as a POW in Burma and coal mining in Nagasaki before the atom bomb freed them. Num Pages: 951 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1M; BTM; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 951
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522850673
- ISBN
- 9780522850673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.19
€ 61.19
Paperback. Follows the soldiers of the Fifty-seventh as they push far into Unionist Kentucky, starve at the siege of Vicksburg, guard Union prisoners at the Andersonville stockade, defend Atlanta from Sherman, and more. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 b&w photos, 1 table, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; BTM; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329338
- ISBN
- 9780820329338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.33
€ 27.33
Paperback. Using archival primary material such as photographs, yearbooks, artwork, and first-person written accounts, A Captive Audience offers an inside look at the experiences of young people at the Rohwer and Jerome Relocation Centers in Arkansas during the forced incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Editor(s): Welky, Ali. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSR; BTM; HBWQ; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Butler Centre for Arkansas Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935106869
- ISBN
- 9781935106869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.89
€ 23.99
€ 19.89
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550022131
- ISBN
- 9781550022131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.00
€ 23.99
€ 21.00
Navigating the Seven Seas: Leadership Lessons of the First African Ame...
Williams Sr. Usn (Ret.), Master Chief Melvin ...
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 35. BIC Classification: BTM; JW; KJMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591149606
- ISBN
- 9781591149606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.70
€ 25.99
€ 21.70
paperback. A wartime romance, survival saga and murder mystery set in rural France during the First World War, from the bestselling author of 'Operation Mincemeat' and 'Agent Zig-Zag'. Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 b/w plates (16pp), Index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BTM; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harper Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007395262
- ISBN
- 9780007395262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 12.05
€ 12.99
€ 12.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DV; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897126202
- ISBN
- 9781897126202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.88
€ 26.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations maps. BIC Classification: 1DSM; 3JJH; BGH; BTM; HBG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244. Ground and Air Heroes of the George Cross Island. 176 pages, Illustrations maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DSM; 3JJH; BGH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight: 244.
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907579588
- ISBN
- 9780907579588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. Gives a true account of the events of 11 September 2012, when terrorists attacked a US State Compound and a nearby CIA station in Libya, one of the most dangerous corners of the globe. Recounting the 13 hours of the now infamous attack, this personal account sets the story straight about what really happened on the ground. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JMG; BTM; JPWL2; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785030529
- ISBN
- 9781785030529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.49
€ 23.99
€ 16.49
Paperback. "Nazi Gold" is the real-life story of the theft of a fabulous treasure - the German national gold and foreign currency reserves worth some #2,500,000,000 at the time of the original investigation - which disappeared in transit following the collapse of the Nazi regime in 1945. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BTC; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840187854
- ISBN
- 9781840187854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.54
€ 16.99
€ 12.54
Paperback. The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller. This is the untold true story of the most desperate battle fought by British and allied Special Forces trapped behind enemy lines since World War Two. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 3JMC; BTM; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782060833
- ISBN
- 9781782060833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. The ill-fated Brave Two Zero mission of the Gulf War has become one of the most notorious episodes in military history. Several accounts of the story have already appeared in books, films and articles, but in this book the author now seeks to set the record straight and honour the memory of his three comrades who were killed. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BG; BTM; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840189070
- ISBN
- 9781840189070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. A World War Two epic of escape and endurance Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186. 256 pages, 16pp B&W photos. A World War Two epic of escape and endurance. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 197 x 134 x 18. Weight: 210.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847678454
- ISBN
- 9781847678454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. Late on the evening of 24 January 1991 the patrol was compromised deep behind enemy lines in Iraq. A fierce fire-fight left the eight men unscathed, but they were forced to run for their lives. This title tells the story of courage under fire, of hairbreadth escapes, of the trained soldiers in the world fighting against adverse conditions. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPR; BTM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS3; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099556671
- ISBN
- 9780099556671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90