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Military history

Hardback. The Allure of Battle is an accessible, provocative, and entertaining book that illuminates fresh debate about the conduct of warfare and the character of battle for readers of military history. Num Pages: 728 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA; HBG; HBL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1156.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195383782
ISBN
9780195383782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 40.00

This new book tells the complete story of the famous 82nd Airborne Division from a World War I infantry division to the rapid deployment organization it is today. The Division has gone through many changes, but it still bears its World War I nickname: the "All American." Num Pages: 176 pages, over 230 b/w and color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764313219
ISBN
9780764313219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.32

Paperback. The Kalashnikov AK-47 is the most ubiquitous assault rifle in the world, with more AK-47s and its variants in use than any other individual small arm. This book looks at the history of the weapon, discussing its design, development, and usage, taking its story from the great armies of the Soviet Union to the insurgents and criminal gangs. Series: Weapon. Num Pages: 80 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849084611
ISBN
9781849084611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.63

Hardcover. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJF; HBWN; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522870220
ISBN
9780522870220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.41

Paperback. A selection of the History Book Club, this book talks about the historical circumstances and political conditions of the contending adversaries, the strategic thinking and the personalities of the military commanders, the tactical manoeuvring on the field of battle, the role of armaments and technology, and the performance of the soldiers. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 968.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217073
ISBN
9780253217073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.72

Paperback. "[A] brisk, original, and authoritative history." --New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 528 pages, including a 16-pp. b/w photo insert. BIC Classification: HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 144 x 35. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S. United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610391085
ISBN
9781610391085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.62

Paperback. This is an account of the Irish civil war and its aftermath in Co. Sligo. It covers the period from the truce to the end of the Civil War, and includes serious consideration of the social and economic aspects to the conflict. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621397
ISBN
9781900621397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.64

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621380
ISBN
9781900621380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.51
€ 46.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Savas Beatie United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611211894
ISBN
9781611211894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.30

Paperback. The Afghan Way of War provides the Afghan perspective on war, from the 1830s to the present day, and in doing so uncovers the cultural codes that colour the Afghan spirit in warfare. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043762
ISBN
9781849043762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.22

Paperback. Series: CSIS Reports. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, colour tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBWS4; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 214 x 9. Weight in Grams: 517.
Publisher
Centre for Strategic & International Studies,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442224995
ISBN
9781442224995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.87

Paperback. Series: CSIS Reports. Num Pages: 56 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBWS4; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 213 x 3. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442224971
ISBN
9781442224971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.42

Paperback. Series: CSIS Reports. Num Pages: 166 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBWS4; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 218 x 8. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442225015
ISBN
9781442225015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.70

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844154029
ISBN
9781844154029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. This volume looks at the technical, strategic, and human aspects of the debate that led to the decision to build the first hydrogen bomb. Based on participants experience of "Project Superbomb", and declassified papers the book explains the background to this acceleration of the nuclear arms race. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804717144
ISBN
9780804717144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. Eddie Fung has the distinction of being the only Chinese American soldier to be captured by the Japanese during WWII. This memoir tells how his background helped him endure forty-two months of humiliation and cruelty and how his experiences as the sole Chinese American member of the most decorated Texan unit of any war shaped his later life. Editor(s): Yung, Judy. Num Pages: 227 pages, 37 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJF; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987545
ISBN
9780295987545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.39

Num Pages: over 200 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1434.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764339479
ISBN
9780764339479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.85
€ 58.84

Hardback. Abolitionists have been painted in extremes--vilified as reckless zealots who provoked the bloodletting of the Civil War, or praised as daring reformers who hastened the end of slavery. Delbanco sees them as the embodiment of a driving force in American history: the recurrent impulse of an adamant minority to rid the world of outrageous evil. Series: The Alexis de Tocqueville Lectures on American Politics. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674064447
ISBN
9780674064447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.96

Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, 500 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; AJC; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 287 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1718.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351778
ISBN
9780764351778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.65
€ 39.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 270 b/w and color photos, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1242.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325342
ISBN
9780764325342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.29

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