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Paperback. At the outbreak of war in 1939 British tank crews were ill-equipped, under trained and badly led. This book is a warning to governments and military planners: a nation must always be prepared to defend itself and ensure that its soldiers are equipped with the tools to do so. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752453705
ISBN
9780752453705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Num Pages: 320 pages, 430+ photos & maps. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 219 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1874.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764346354
ISBN
9780764346354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.04
€ 53.37

The story of the mass bombing of British and German cities in World War II - and how these two very different societies tried to cope with the material devastation and psychological trauma that was visited upon them. Num Pages: 736 pages, 9 black and white in-text half-tones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1208.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199668519
ISBN
9780199668519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.95

A Death in San Pietro chronicles the quietly heroic and beloved Captain Waskow and his company as they make their way into battle. Waskow's 36th ("Texas") Division would ultimately succeed in driving the Germans off the mountains; but not before eighty percent of Waskow's company is lost in action. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306822148
ISBN
9780306822148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 26.13

Paperback. Based on the experiences of a First World War pilot. Num Pages: 256 pages, Images included in a central plate section. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Frontline Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848328785
ISBN
9781848328785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.49

Hardcover. The gripping book about a panzer division and its battles in the shattered streets of Stalingrad. In Death of the Leaping Horseman, the untold story of 24. Panzer-Division's savage fighting on Stalingrad's outskirts and in the devastated ruins of the city itself is revealed in a detailed day-by-day account. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 210 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1818.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811714044
ISBN
9780811714044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.47
€ 46.22

Paperback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 29. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617913
ISBN
9780700617913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.02

Paperback. Drawing on first-hand accounts from veterans and civilians, as well as previously unpublished source material, Death on the Don tells the story of one of the greatest military disasters of the Second World War. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750979467
ISBN
9780750979467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.58

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774825689
ISBN
9780774825689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Hardback. In this eye-opening account of military law in the Great War, courts martials emerge not as brutal, merciless dispensers of frontline justice but as courts capable of mercy. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBWN; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774825672
ISBN
9780774825672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.48

Num Pages: 256 pages, over 420 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1464.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764309533
ISBN
9780764309533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.65
€ 39.25

Paperback. * Offers a unique perspective on modern mechanized warfare * Fills a critical gap in World War II Literature In his rare behind the scenes story of an American armour division during World War II, Benton Y. Cooper provides surprising insight into what it took to keep Patton's tanks rolling across Europe. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 106 x 30. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Presidio Press
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780891418146
ISBN
9780891418146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.22

Hardback. Account of the terrible experiences of members of this Scottish Regiment at the hands of the Japanese. Includes many personal accounts of brutal slave labour on the Railway of Death and in the mines. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16pp B & W plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWTR; JWTY; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781781591697
ISBN
9781781591697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 5.99

Hardback. This volume introduces the fighter pilots of World War I, including the infamous "Red Baron" Manfred von Richthofen as well as numerous others. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473859289
ISBN
9781473859289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.00

Paperback. Chronicles the horrors of war and a rise and decline of American power and prestige Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military. Num Pages: 360 pages, 30 photographs, 1 map, 2 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJP; HBWS2; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
0th edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803222618
ISBN
9780803222618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. This is the first book-length study to chart how the dramatic events of 30 generations ago have been understood, shaped and manipulated by writers in successive periods since and to show how modern images of the crusades are as much a product of our own and intervening times as of the bloody wars of the cross themselves. Series Editor(s): Richardson, Roger. Series: Issues in Historiography. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBWC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719073205
ISBN
9780719073205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.43

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, over 160 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 227 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1384.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764327858
ISBN
9780764327858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.65
€ 39.60

Paperback. In far-flung locations around the globe, an unparalleled sequence of international events took place between December 1 and December 12, 1941. This book explores how the story unfolded. It demonstrates how these dramatic events marked a turning point not only in the course of World War II but also in the direction of the entire century. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16-page black-&-white section of illustrations + 6 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187878
ISBN
9780300187878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.67

Paperback. Takes a look at pivotal moments in the history of the Navy and of the United States. This is also a study of the unchanging demands of leadership at sea, where commanders must make rapid decisions in the heat of battle with lives - and the fate of nations - hanging in the balance. Num Pages: 400 pages, 55 halftones & line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTM; HBW; JWF; JWLF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 533.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195312119
ISBN
9780195312119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.02

Paperback. Field Marshal Montgomery's battle plan for Normandy, following the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, resulted in one of the most controversial campaigns of the Second World War. This book gives an account of the conception and execution of Montgomery's plan, with its problems and complexities. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141017617
ISBN
9780141017617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. This recollection of the Civil War documents the armies on the move and incorporates biographical sketches and stories of bravery. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 688 pages, 55 photographs, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 943.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700607488
ISBN
9780700607488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.92

Hardcover. 8vo.Worn copy in original cloth with dustwrapper
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
California U.P.; Cambridge U.P
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1965
Edition
Margin Notes
SKU
KEX0253955
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This history of the Chinese Civil War attempts to answer two questions: Why was the war fought? And What were the immediate and lasting results of the Communists' victory? It also shows how campaigns were mounted against changes in politics, society and culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 226 x 2. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744843
ISBN
9780804744843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. From the Pan Military Classics Series comes the best general's book of World War II Series: Pan Military Classics. Num Pages: 594 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 544.
Edition
Reprints
Publisher
Pan
Number of pages
594
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330509978
ISBN
9780330509978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.41

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