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Warfare & defence

Paperback. How is it that the United States-a country founded on a distrust of standing armies and strong centralized power-came to have the most powerful military in history? This book argues that there are profound relationships among the size and persistence of the American military complex, and the growth in presidential power to launch military actions. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 halftones, 19 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JWJ; KFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226124070
ISBN
9780226124070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.91

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226123912
ISBN
9780226123912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 79.17

Paperback. Presents the history of the British Paratrooper, from 1940 to 1945, that details the training, weapons and equipment used by these elite troops. This book brings the history of the ordinary paratrooper to life, drawing on the author's position as a former curator of the Regimental Museum. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 249 x 3. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472805126
ISBN
9781472805126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 46, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC6; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Updated Edition with New Material
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801472978
ISBN
9780801472978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Hot Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781510703339
ISBN
9781510703339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.40

Paperback. Presents a guide to the Antietam battlefield with comprehensive maps and descriptions of the action, narratives about key figures and events, and a variety of contemporary and postwar source materials offering stories and interpretations. Num Pages: 336 pages, Colour and black & white photographs, 31 full-colour maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBTB; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469630205
ISBN
9781469630205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.57

Num Pages: 224 pages, over 280 color and b/w photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: HB; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1400.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764304781
ISBN
9780764304781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.65
€ 39.25

Paperback. Editor(s): Patterson, Raymond. Num Pages: 77 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 7. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634832670
ISBN
9781634832670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.00
€ 76.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1235 photos. BIC Classification: HBWS2; JWTR; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 310 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2002.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764346293
ISBN
9780764346293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.04
€ 57.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, over 600 photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 222 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1634. 336 pages, Over 600 photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 290 x 222 x 27. Weight: 1610.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887409097
ISBN
9780887409097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.65
€ 39.25

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752499673
ISBN
9780752499673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472805614
ISBN
9781472805614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.67

Hardcover. Presents an account of institutional transformation under extreme stress that balances Churchill's self-serving memoirs. This work demonstrates that what political leaders demand from their armies is less important than what those armies are designed to do - and that this oft-recurring disconnect lies at the root of wartime civil-military tension. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615124
ISBN
9780700615124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.59

paperback. This is the true story of the massive thirty-year cover-up that followed the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis. Num Pages: 336 pages, 54. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cooper Square Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780815411208
ISBN
9780815411208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.33

paperback. The burden of fighting wars, large or small, often rests on the soldiers and junior leaders of small infantry units. Command Legacy presents a combat officer's conclusions about how to approach tactical problems and missions and about the links among tactical theory, doctrine, and practice. Num Pages: 368 pages, tables, diagrams. BIC Classification: GBC; JWD; JWKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574884234
ISBN
9781574884234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Hardcover. Editor(s): Pauwels, Rayan M. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: JWXV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
114
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628089325
ISBN
9781628089325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.12
€ 130.16

paperback. J Robert Oppenheimer is among the contentious and important figures of the twentieth century. As head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, he oversaw the successful effort to beat the Nazis to develop the first atomic bomb - a breakthrough which was to have eternal ramifications for mankind. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BGT; JWMN; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 163 x 45. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
832
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099433538
ISBN
9780099433538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. Offers an overview of the role played by Black British soldiers in the First World War. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBWN; JFSL3; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781380192
ISBN
9781781380192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Cabitta, Raul; Rocello, Marzio. Num Pages: 116 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 162 x 8. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614707905
ISBN
9781614707905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.91
€ 48.84

Paperback. Sir Ranulph Fiennes' new account of the Battle of Agincourt will be a unique view on one of the most significant turning points in English history. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8 pg colour insets. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444792119
ISBN
9781444792119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

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