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Military history
paperback. A panoramic new look at the critical role of Corinth, Mississippi in the Civil War. Vividly details the nearly year-long campaign that opened the way to Vicksburg and presaged the Confederacy's defeat in the West. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, 22 illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700623457
- ISBN
- 9780700623457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.03
€ 30.99
€ 29.03
hardcover. Offers a comprehensive and intimate account of the day-to-day lives and attitudes of the nearly 4.2 million American soldiers mobilized for service in World War I. Pershing's Crusaders offers a clear, close-up picture of the doughboys in all of their vibrant diversity, shared purpose, and unmistakably American character. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700623730
- ISBN
- 9780700623730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.10
€ 83.10
Paperback. A new English translation of Ardant du Picqs classic Battle Studies, introduced by a new biographical essay. Battle Studies is one of handful of books which address the experience of combat directly. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700623921
- ISBN
- 9780700623921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.59
€ 35.59
Hardback. The most deeply researched history of the World War II Soviet evacuations. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700623952
- ISBN
- 9780700623952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Paperback. An engaging and informative narrative drawn from the first-hand accounts of American soldiers who served in France during World War I. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700624447
- ISBN
- 9780700624447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453960
- ISBN
- 9780801453960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.19
€ 61.19
Paperback. Offers a rare look into the heart of the average socialist trying to survive the Nazis and rebuild a broken world Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 380 pages, 7 photographs, 1 genealogy, 1 chronology. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803243620
- ISBN
- 9780803243620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.80
€ 19.80
Paperback. Most histories of the Civil War focus on battles and top brass. This title gives a picture of what ordinary soldiers endured every day - in camp, on the march, at the edge of a booming, smoking hell. It is the story of how the Civil War soldier was recruited, provisioned, and disciplined. Num Pages: 413 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 26. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 413
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803261112
- ISBN
- 9780803261112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.23
€ 25.99
€ 24.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 498 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berkley
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780425281574
- ISBN
- 9780425281574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.33
€ 18.99
€ 18.33
Paperback. This work on the Civil War describes how and why the Confederate leader, John Bell Hood, was ultimately defeated by the Union General, George G. Thomas, at Springhill, Franklin and Nashville after the fall of Atlanta. The story is told from both sides, illuminating both the good and the bad. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700606504
- ISBN
- 9780700606504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.40
€ 35.99
€ 33.40
Paperback. Nathan Bedford Forrest was a renowned cavalryman who fought during the American Civil War. This book presents an analysis of his life, from childhood in Mississippi, to wealth from the slave trade, his role as founder and Grand Wizard of the first Ku Klux Klan, and his death. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 480 pages, 51 illustrations, 19 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBTS; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700608850
- ISBN
- 9780700608850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.38
€ 30.99
€ 29.38
Paperback. First published around 1950, this study assesses the military leadership of Grant, Lee, Sherman, Hood, Johnston, Early and Sheridan from mid-1864 to Appomattox, contradicting prevailing perceptins of the generals and proposing that Grant's military capabilities were inferior to Lee's. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610730
- ISBN
- 9780700610730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.87
€ 35.87
Paperback. In the hell that was World War II, the Eastern Front was its heart of fire and ice. Gottlob Bidermann served in that lethal theatre from 1941 to 1945, and this memoir of those years recaptures his gruelling experiences with an army marching on the road to ruin. Editor(s): Zumbro, Derek S. Translator(s): Zumbro, Derek S. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 60 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700611225
- ISBN
- 9780700611225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.00
€ 43.00
Hardcover. The first in a two-volume reassessment of Ulysses S. Grant's officer corps from Cairo to Appomattox. Covering the war's western theatre to July 1863, it highlights the character and accomplishments of these men and how their individual relationships with Grant helped pave the way to victory. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700611270
- ISBN
- 9780700611270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Hardcover. A close look at the presidency of Jefferson Davis. It seeks to provide a clear picture of his leadership and ability to handle domestic, diplomatic and military matters under the most trying circumstances - without the resources of the north and without the formal recognition of other nations. Num Pages: 576 pages, 39 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1148.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700611706
- ISBN
- 9780700611706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.72
€ 76.72
Paperback. While millions of Americans fought the Nazis, liberty was under attack at home with the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses who were intimidated and even imprisoned for refusing to salute the flag or serve in the armed forces. This study explores their defence of their First Amendment rights. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; HRCC99; JFSR; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700611829
- ISBN
- 9780700611829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.34
€ 42.34
Paperback. One of the most persistent myths to come out of World War II is that the Third Reich failed because a militarily incompetent Hitler and a small circle of "yes-men" consistently overrode the professional judgement of the German General Staff. This text seeks to dispel this long-standing myth. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 350 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWK; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700611874
- ISBN
- 9780700611874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.59
€ 36.59
Hardcover. The German seige and Soviet defence of Leningrad in World War II was an epic struggle in an epic war, a drama of heroism and human misery unmatched in the annals of modern warfare. This work provides a military history of the conflict waged beyond the city's borders. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 660 pages, 90 illustrations, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 169 x 234 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1232.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 660
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612086
- ISBN
- 9780700612086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.24
€ 83.24
Paperback. An account of the GI offensive in Europe. From the mobilization of an ill-trained and poorly-equipped army in 1940 to the juggernaut of 69 infantry divisions in 1945, Peter R. Mansoor provides an analysis of the long and bloody road to victory over the German army. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 32 photographs, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612260
- ISBN
- 9780700612260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.64
€ 42.64
Hardcover. David Max Eichhorn, a Jewish chaplain in the U.S. Army's XV Corps, saw action across France and into Germany until VE-Day and beyond. His letters show us a devoutly religious man trying to cope with the perils of combat and the needs of his fellow soldiers. Editor(s): Palmer, Greg; Zaid, Mark S. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613564
- ISBN
- 9780700613564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
Hardcover. By failing to develop effective programs weapon development, Japan increased the probability that it could not triumph over its more advanced enemies. Walter Grunden underscores the dramatic scientific and technological disparities that left Japan vulnerable and ultimately led to its defeat in World War II. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613830
- ISBN
- 9780700613830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.19
€ 74.19
Paperback. Glantz offers a definitive account of the forgotten catastrophe of Operation Mars, reveals the key players, and details the major events of the military disaster. 24 photos, 24 maps. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 422 pages, 24 photographs, 24 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614172
- ISBN
- 9780700614172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.22
€ 43.22
Paperback. Winner of the US Civil War Center Ribbon of Honor. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614219
- ISBN
- 9780700614219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.67
€ 35.67
Paperback. Nowhere was the Civil War as savage as it was in Missouri - and nowhere did it produce a killer more savage than William Anderson. This book examines his prewar life, explains how he became a guerrilla, and then describes the war that he and his men waged against Union soldiers and defenseless civilians alike. Num Pages: 180 pages, 21 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614349
- ISBN
- 9780700614349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.32
€ 19.99
€ 19.32