Land forces & warfare
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Land forces & warfare
Hardback. "The papers published in this volume resulted from a conference on early Greek hoplite warfare held at Yale University in April 2008." Editor(s): Kagan, Donald M.; Viggiano, Gregory F. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 halftones. 5 line illus. 4 tables. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143019
- ISBN
- 9780691143019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.04€ 44.74
€ 57.04
€ 44.74
Paperback. As bad as they are, why aren't terrorists worse? With biological, chemical and nuclear weapons at hand, they easily could be. Jessica Stern argues that the nuclear threat of the Cold War has been replaced by the more imminent threat of terrorist attacks with weapons of mass destruction. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JPWL; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674003941
- ISBN
- 9780674003941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.68
€ 37.99
€ 31.68
Paperback. Drawing on the literature, especially the historiography, composed by the members of the elite who conducted Roman foreign affairs, this book reevaluates the roots, motivations, and goals of Roman imperial foreign policy especially as that policy related to warfare. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 line figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236837
- ISBN
- 9780520236837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. Since the end of the Cold War, conventional militaries and their political leaders have confronted a new, brutal type of warfare in which non-state armed groups use asymmetrical tactics to successfully fight larger, technologically superior forces. This book investigates the history and politics of modern asymmetrical warfare. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: JPWL; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129824
- ISBN
- 9780231129824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.32
€ 104.58
€ 79.32
Paperback. John A. Lynn II examines the important roles of women who campaigned with armies from 1500 to 1815. Num Pages: 252 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBW; JFSJ1; JWD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521722377
- ISBN
- 9780521722377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.69
€ 33.99
€ 32.69
Paperback. The division of the Italian forces between the Axis and the Allies from 1943 led to a civil war in parallel with the main campaign, and brought into being many interesting units with romantic uniforms and insignia. This title studies organization, uniforms and equipment of the Italian army. Illustrator(s): Andrew, Stephen. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b&w and 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWDG; JWH; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 183 x 4. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855328662
- ISBN
- 9781855328662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.47
€ 20.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Karachtchouk, Andrei. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, Ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 139 x 4. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855326088
- ISBN
- 9781855326088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.49
€ 17.99
€ 16.49
Paperback. The author here looks at the fragmentation of the Abbasid Caliphate based in Iraq, and the Fatimids, Buwayhids, Ghaznawids and other principalities that emerged from the wrecked Abbasid state. More advanced than any other medieval military power, the Caliphal armies were a potent force. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 8 colour and 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3F; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 173 x 5. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855327702
- ISBN
- 9781855327702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
paperback. The second volume in a series of five books on the German army of World War II. It looks at the units that fought in North Africa and the Mediterranian with details of unit strengths, equipment and uniforms. Illustrator(s): Andrew, Stephen. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 56 pages, 8 colour and 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD; JWM; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781855326408
- ISBN
- 9781855326408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. A study of the struggle which took place in 1879 at the small mission station of Rorke's Drift, when more than 3,000 Zulu warriors were pitted against 400 British troops. Features 3-D maps and maps of the various stages of the campaign. From the CAMPAIGN series. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBJH; HBLL; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 182 x 8. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855325067
- ISBN
- 9781855325067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.55
€ 23.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. In the largest tank battle of World War II, the Soviet army successfully resisted the German Panzer offensive in the Kursk Salient on the Eastern Front, and in the counter-offensive that followed, began an advance that finally ended in Berlin. This book is a history of the battle. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 10 colour and 70 b&w photographs, 3-D maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 186 x 6. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855322110
- ISBN
- 9781855322110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.56
€ 23.99
€ 20.56
Hardback. Guerrilla insurgencies rage across the globe, fueled by ethnic and religious conflict and the easy availability of weapons. This title examines eight key examples of urban guerrilla conflict across 4 continents, including Warsaw in 1944, Budapest in 1956, Algiers in 1957, Montevideo and Sao Paulo in the 1960s, and Grozny from 1994 to 1996. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; JFSG; JPS; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 256 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484. Very good copy in original cloth covers. Title in gilt to spine, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0016289
- ISBN
- 9780813124377
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, over 200 b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBT; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1082.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764326608
- ISBN
- 9780764326608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.35€ 49.34
€ 65.35
€ 49.34
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Dovecote Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904349891
- ISBN
- 9781904349891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.28
€ 9.28
paperback. There is nothing that terrorized Russian and Chinese-backed guerrillas fighting Rhodesia's bush war in the 1970s more than the famed Selous Scouts. Members of this elite unit would slip silently into the shadows of the night to seek and destroy real terrorist gangs. Three Sips of Gin follows Tim Bax on his missions into the silence of the shadows. Num Pages: 448 pages, 100 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJH; JWDG; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 29. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909384293
- ISBN
- 9781909384293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.40€ 56.32
€ 56.40
€ 56.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, over 100 b/w photographs, documents. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764300608
- ISBN
- 9780764300608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.35€ 46.30
€ 65.35
€ 46.30
Hardback. Praise for Mike Guardia: "..meticulously researched, with facts verified by exhaustive sleuthing..a fine work of investigative history."- Military Writers Society of America The fires on Bataan burned on the evening of April 9, 1942, illuminating the white flags of surrender against the night time sky. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWDG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612000657
- ISBN
- 9781612000657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 34.76
€ 42.99
€ 34.76
Paperback. Describes the development of the Texas Rangers, from their beginnings in the early 1820s as an irregular force designed to combat raids on settlers in Mexican-governed Texas. They have since dealt with rustlers, bootleggers and bandits, developing into a professional law enforcement organization. Illustrator(s): Hook, Richard. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 12 colour plates, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSW1; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 185 x 6. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855321557
- ISBN
- 9781855321557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.37
€ 21.99
€ 18.37
Paperback. The epic story of the German fighting machines and the men of the Panzerwaffe Num Pages: 320 pages, maps, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0000040
- ISBN
- 9781841198002
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The book explains why some Third World states have centralized, conventional military forces while others rely on militias, paramilitaries, and other non-state actors using detailed case studies of Indonesia, Iraq, and Iran and offers policy recommendations for dealing with weak states based on this analysis. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804773591
- ISBN
- 9780804773591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17