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War & defence operations

Hardcover. Czarist Russia and its successor, the Soviet Union, were both confronted with the problem of conducting military operations involving mass armies along broad fronts, both strove toward a theory that became known as operational art- that level of warfare that links strategic goals to actual combat. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JWA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700610747
ISBN
9780700610747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.24

hardcover. Covers Rome's centuries-long struggles with the tribal people of Europe - Celts, Germans and Iberians. Clear, accessible, fast-paced narrative of the campaigns and battles. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp plate section. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Condition
New
SKU
9781473823884
ISBN
9781473823884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 8.29

Paperback. The first of two volumes in John Erickson's monumental history of the Soviet-German war. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 608 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 40. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304365418
ISBN
9780304365418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562. 416 pages, Ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HBG; JWL. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 27. Weight: 516.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226561585
ISBN
9780226561585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.76

Paperback. The three Punic Wars lasted nearly 100 years, from 264BC to 146BC. They represented a struggle in the Mediterranean between the bludgeoning land power of Rome, bent on imperial conquest, and the great maritime power of Carthage. This is a comprehensive account of a complicated historical period. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, 40 colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841763552
ISBN
9781841763552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.36

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: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140170412
ISBN
9780140170412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.80

paperback. The First World War killed around eight million men and bled Europe dry. In this book the author asks: was the sacrifice worth it? Was it all really an inevitable cataclysm and were the Germans a genuine threat? Was the war, as is often asserted, greeted with popular enthusiasm? Why did men keep on fighting when conditions were so wretched? Num Pages: 672 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140275230
ISBN
9780140275230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.24

Hardback. Investigates the potential for sustainable peacebuilding around the globe. This volume bridges the gap between minimalist and maximalist approaches to peacebuilding, and provides policy recommendations for national agents of change. It gives voice to Southern researchers in Northern-dominated debates. Editor(s): Baranyi, Stephen. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 3JMC; GTJ; JPS; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814515
ISBN
9780774814515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.66

Paperback. Presents six provocative case studies that address two cases of relative success (Guatemala and Mozambique), three cases of renewed but deeply fraught efforts (Afghanistan, Haiti, and the Palestinian Territories), and the case of Sri Lanka, where peacebuilding was aborted but where the outlines of a new peace process can be discerned. Editor(s): Baranyi, Stephen. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 3JMC; GTJ; JPS; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814522
ISBN
9780774814522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.11

Hardback. World War Two re-assessed for a new generation, from the 1930s through to the beginnings of the Cold War. A stimulating and thought-provoking new interpretation of one of the most terrible episodes in world history. Series: Oxford Illustrated History. Num Pages: 504 pages, 245 b&w halftones; 28 colour halftones; 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 255 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1190.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199605828
ISBN
9780199605828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.41

Paperback. A team of some of the world's most distinguished First World War historians chart the causes, course, and profound political and human consequences of a conflict that changed the world Editor(s): Strachan, Hew. Num Pages: 400 pages, 23 colour plates, 130 black and white illustrations, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198743125
ISBN
9780198743125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.87

Paperback. A comprehensive study of the period and debates surrounding the European origins of the Second World War. This book describes the various explanations that have been offered for the war and the historiographical debates that have arisen from them; and analyses the ideological, economic and strategic forces at work in Europe during the 1930s. Series: Origins of Modern War. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Pearson
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405840286
ISBN
9781405840286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.36

Hardcover. The so-called Seven Weeks' War of 1866 between Prussia and Italy and Austria was notable not only for its effect on future German history but also because it was the last time the armies of the smaller German states fought as independent contingents. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909384026
ISBN
9781909384026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.02
€ 45.49

Paperback. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations, maps, plans. BIC Classification: HBT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 186 x 9. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850457292
ISBN
9780850457292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.71

Paperback. The Duke of Wellington's victory over Napoleon in 1815 at Waterloo ensured British dominance for the rest of the nineteenth century. The author has visited the battlefield, travelled the messengers' routes, and traced untapped British, French and Belgian records. This book offers an original perspective on a key moment in British history. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571315260
ISBN
9780571315260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.64

Hardback. The first truly global history of the Napoleonic Wars, arguably the first world war. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 maps. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBLL; JW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199951062
ISBN
9780199951062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.61

paperback. Known collectively as the "Great War", for over a decade the Napoleonic Wars engulfed not only a whole continent but also the overseas possessions of the leading European states. This title explores the cause and effects of the conflict, placing it in the context of the evolution of modern warfare. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9780712607193
ISBN
9780712607193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.46

Hardcover. What is the peacekeeper's role in the 21st century? Built on careful moral reflection and scores of interviews with peacekeepers, trainers and planners in the field, this book sheds light on the challenges of peacekeeping - challenges likely to be characteristic of an increasing number of military engagements. Series: Studies in Global Justice and Human Rights. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748675890
ISBN
9780748675890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.16
€ 113.33

Paperback. Tells the dramatic story of the two Mongol invasions of Japan that pitted the masters of the steppes against the noble Samurai. Using maps and illustrations, this title charts the history of these great campaigns, which included numerous bloody raids on the Japanese islands, and ended with the famous kami kaze that destroyed the Mongol fleet. Illustrator(s): Hook, Richard. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 187 x 8. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846034565
ISBN
9781846034565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473879072
ISBN
9781473879072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.79

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