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Paperback. The Special Boat Squadron was Britain's most exclusive Special Forces unit during World War II. Highly trained, and totally secretive, the SBS was established as an entity in its own right in early 1943. With the interviews of the surviving members of the unit, this title gathers the forgotten dramatic exploits of this fighting force. Num Pages: 320 pages, 120 b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472811134
ISBN
9781472811134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.25

Hardback. Written by the foremost expert on British wartime special forces and illustrated with images that have not been seen in seventy years, this is a new history of the Long Range Desert Group. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 b/w; 50 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 190. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472819338
ISBN
9781472819338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.60

Paperback. From one of the foremost experts on wartime British special forces, a new volume exploring the Long Range Desert Group Num Pages: 288 pages, 16pp B&Wpic section. BIC Classification: 1D; 1HB; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472122094
ISBN
9781472122094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.68

Paperback. With a wealth of photographs, many from the SAS Regimental Archives, this book captures the danger and excitement of the initial SAS raids against Axis airfields during the Desert War, the battles in Italy and those following the D-Day landings, the dramatic final push into Germany itself and the discovery of such Nazi horrors as Belsen. Series: General Military. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472808752
ISBN
9781472808752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. Covers topics from the summer nonchalance of 1940 to the grim, anonymous exhaustion of the bomber crews delivering the infernos of Hamburg and Dresden. This title includes all the great dramas of the air war, described by the men in the British and Commonwealth Air Forces who did the fighting. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16pp b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099565345
ISBN
9780099565345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Featuring numerous first-hand accounts and photography from those who experienced the conflict, along with imagery from official military archives, this book offers a detailed insight into the record of the A-10 in one of the 21st Century's most significant conflicts. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBWS4; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 249 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472805737
ISBN
9781472805737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.68

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801442537
ISBN
9780801442537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.13

Paperback. Today, many believe the Civil War was fought over slavery. This view satisfies our contemporary sense of justice, but as Gallagher's searing revisionist history shows, it is an anachronistic judgment. Northern citizen-soldiers fought the war to preserve the Union. Emancipation was secondary to the war's primary goal of safeguarding the republic. Num Pages: 256 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWJ; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066083
ISBN
9780674066083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.66

Paperback. This concise overview of how the war was fought as well as a consideration of the ways in which Americans regarded allies and enemies, embraced heroes, and viewed the war's purpose makes the important distinction between popular notions and military and political realities. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 172 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harlan Davidson
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780882952819
ISBN
9780882952819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.89

Hardcover. The involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War has been the most polarizing issue within post-war American history. It was divisive at the time, both domestically and internationally, and debates continue to the present day. Series: Contesting the Past. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405125277
ISBN
9781405125277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.82

Paperback. The spearhead of Japan's assault landing operations both in China pre-Pearl Harbor, and in US and British territory post-Pearl Harbor, was provided by the Special Naval Landing Forces. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the elite force, covering weapons and equipment as well as uniform and insignia. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846031007
ISBN
9781846031007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.50

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764353321
ISBN
9780764353321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. At the centenary of the commencement of the First World War, Atlantic re-issue this evocative biography of Douglas Haig - one of the most controversial commanders of the Great War. Num Pages: 528 pages, 3x4pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BGH; HBWN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 40. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782392248
ISBN
9781782392248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.26

Paperback. This controversial book, by one of our finest military historians, reveals the squalid truth about Britain's highest military honour, exposing a shameful history of racism, misogyny and political expediency. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 x 8 page plate section. BIC Classification: HBW; JWTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843542704
ISBN
9781843542704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Hardback. The key battles fought over 3000 years of turbulent history in the Holyland, from ancient times to today's Arab-Israeli conflict Today's Arab-Israeli conflict, ever-present in the news, is merely the latest episode in an unending history of violence in the Holyland, a region that is unsurpassed as witness to a kaleidoscopic military history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 pages of illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBG; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612000084
ISBN
9781612000084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.35

Paperback. 3000 Years of Battles in the Holy Land. 312 pages, 32 pages of illustrations. Holy Wars describes 3,000 years of war in the Holy Land with the unique approach of focusing on pivotal battles or campaigns, beginning with the Israelites' capture of Jericho and ending with Israel's last full-fledged assault against Lebanon. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1; HBW; JWLF. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight: 508.
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612001531
ISBN
9781612001531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.17

Paperback. Gallagher explores loyalty in the Civil War era, focusing on Robert E. Lee, Stephen Dodson Ramseur, and Jubal A. Early officers in the Army of Northern Virginia who became ardent Confederate nationalists. Looking at levels of allegiance to their native state, Gallagher shows how these men represent responses to the mid-nineteenth-century crisis." Series: Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
4.1.2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820345406
ISBN
9780820345406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.26

Hardback. In the spring of 1864, as the armies of Grant and Lee waged a highly scrutinized and celebrated battle for the state of Virginia, a no-less important, but historically obscured engagement was being conducted in the pine barrens of northern Louisiana. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 198 pages, maps, photographs, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029360
ISBN
9780842029360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.81

Paperback. Series: Civil War Campaigns & Commanders. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white halftones, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
State House Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933337609
ISBN
9781933337609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 104 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493029488
ISBN
9781493029488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.90

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