War & defence operations
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War & defence operations
Paperback. The battle of Verdun lasted ten months. It was a battle in which at least 700,000 men fell, along a front of fifteen miles. This book shows that Verdun is a key to understanding the First World War to the minds of those who waged it, the traditions that bound them and the world that gave them the opportunity. Num Pages: 400 pages, b&w photos, bibliog , reference notes, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 232 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140170412
- ISBN
- 9780140170412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.49
€ 14.99
€ 10.49
Paperback. One of the great questions in the ongoing discussions and debate about the First World War is why did winning take so long and exact so appalling a human cost? The author argues that from day one of the war Britain was wrong-footed by absurdly faulty French military doctrine and paid, as a result, an unnecessarily high price in casualties. Num Pages: 400 pages, B & W and colour photos, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553818666
- ISBN
- 9780553818666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.11
€ 16.99
€ 13.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752489919
- ISBN
- 9780752489919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.18
€ 19.99
€ 18.18
Hardcover. The Battle of Talavera was one of the key confrontations of the Peninsular War. In a bloody contest, the British and Spanish under Wellesley and Cuesta won a tactical victory over the French forces of Victor and Joseph Bonaparte. This graphic analysis reconstructs the action and questions assumptions about the event that have grown up. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 illustrations and maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844152681
- ISBN
- 9781844152681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.76
€ 42.99
€ 35.76
Hardback. More than any other episode since the end of the Cold War, the conflict in Kosovo revealed the distinctive attributes of a American "way of war." This volume includes an overview of the war. It explores the conflict's relationship to US strategy, the Revolution in Military Affairs, and American civil-military relations, among other topics. Editor(s): Bacevich, Andrew J.; Cohen, Eliot A. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; 1KBB; HBJD; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124829
- ISBN
- 9780231124829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.90€ 98.62
€ 129.90
€ 98.62
Paperback. Series: Battleground Europe. Num Pages: 160 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850529043
- ISBN
- 9780850529043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.25
€ 17.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 250ill. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 191 x 7. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844151851
- ISBN
- 9781844151851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.29
€ 26.99
€ 23.29
Hardcover. The First World War was unique in being fought largely in trenches. Men ate, slept, fought, sang, prayed, and died there. This book brings together a collection of postcards which portray this strange subterranean world and provides a fascinating insight into the everyday lives of the men who fought one of the most gruesome wars in history. Series: Postcards from.. Num Pages: 112 pages, 106 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- The Bodleian Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243914
- ISBN
- 9781851243914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.63
€ 11.99
€ 10.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 174 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750954525
- ISBN
- 9780750954525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.41
€ 10.41
Paperback. Aiming to be brutal and moving in equal measure, this book explores pressing global issues, while not losing a sense of the personal. Critical of the West's indifference to developing countries, and the UN's repeated failure to intervene decisively, it provokes controversy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JPSN1; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- and Other Desperate Measures
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091908867
- ISBN
- 9780091908867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.64
€ 19.99
€ 14.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 600 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Aspekt,The Netherlands Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789075323382
- ISBN
- 9789075323382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.69
€ 26.99
€ 19.69
Paperback. 1940 in the skies over Britain was a time of courage, heroism and extreme danger. Many men gave their lives to keep our island free and some disappeared into the summer sky with no trace of them ever being found. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Grub Street Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909166011
- ISBN
- 9781909166011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.93
€ 26.99
€ 24.93
Paperback. During the morning of 7 August 1940 over twenty merchant ships set sail in Convoy CW9 "Peewit" and edged past Dover, hugging the shore, slowly heading westwards as daylight faded. Num Pages: 192 pages, black and white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Grub Street Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909166004
- ISBN
- 9781909166004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.30
€ 26.99
€ 25.30
paperback. This book provides a comprehensive critique of the prevailing view of ungoverned spaces and the threat they pose to human, national and international security. Editor(s): Clunan, Anne L.; Trinkunas, Harold A. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804770132
- ISBN
- 9780804770132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.18
€ 33.99
€ 31.18
Paperback. Contains a selection of prose and poetry from 38 contemporary British, Australian and New Zealand writers who fought during the Battle of the Somme. This work tells the stories of different men from different backgrounds. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750946148
- ISBN
- 9780750946148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.49
€ 19.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. The reality of the Arab-Israeli balance consists of two subordinate balances: Israel versus Syria and Israel versus the Palestinians. This book analyzes these two balances and their impact on defense planning in each country and on the overall strategic risk to the region as a whole. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; JP; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804759670
- ISBN
- 9780804759670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.85
€ 46.99
€ 39.85
Paperback. Photographic history of the four battles for Kharkov during the Second World War Num Pages: 144 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJH; AJCR; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 246 x 11. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473827479
- ISBN
- 9781473827479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.77
€ 26.99
€ 23.77
Paperback. Series: Images of War. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWLF; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 246 x 11. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848845671
- ISBN
- 9781848845671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.23
€ 26.99
€ 24.23
Paperback. Rare photographs of the Allied campaign against the Germans in southern France Num Pages: 160 pages, 175 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AJCR; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 245 x 10. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473821460
- ISBN
- 9781473821460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.89
€ 26.99
€ 23.89
Paperback. A magisterial, single-volume history of the greatest conflict the world has ever known by our foremost military historian. Num Pages: 1024 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 61. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780225647
- ISBN
- 9781780225647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.21
€ 21.99
€ 16.21