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Warfare & defence

Hardback. Seventy-five years after the Battle of Britain, the Few's role in preventing invasion continues to enjoy a revered place in popular memory. The Air Ministry were central to the Battle's valorisation. This book explores both this, and also the now forgotten 1940 Battle of the Barges mounted by RAF bombers. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBWQ; JPVN; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230284548
ISBN
9780230284548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.13

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 700+ b/w and color photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1776.
Publisher
SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887404153
ISBN
9780887404153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages, over 300 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: JWG; JWM; TBX; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 219 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1430.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887406898
ISBN
9780887406898
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.58
€ 39.78

Num Pages: 240 pages, 341. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 287 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1414.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764343742
ISBN
9780764343742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.26
€ 46.95

Paperback. During the troubled time of war, many ordinary people move away from the safety and comfort of home to the harrowing theatre of war. This account follows the life of a Second World War B-17 bombardier, Fred Lull, from the beginning of the war to its conclusion through the letters he wrote home to his mother. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BJ; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752464688
ISBN
9780752464688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.64

Hardback. In the spring of 1864, as the armies of Grant and Lee waged a highly scrutinized and celebrated battle for the state of Virginia, a no-less important, but historically obscured engagement was being conducted in the pine barrens of northern Louisiana. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 198 pages, maps, photographs, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029360
ISBN
9780842029360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.33

Paperback. Although many modellers can master the basic techniques of construction, it is with the painting and finishing of their kits that many begin to struggle. This title presents an approach to addressing the difficulties involved in creating realistic, colourful finishes to armour and aviation models using a variety of different media and techniques. Series: Osprey Modelling. Num Pages: 80 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: JWMV; WDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 247 x 7. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846032639
ISBN
9781846032639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. Even as America asserts itself globally, it lacks a grand strategy to replace "containment of communism." This book outlines a strategy, directing America's powers to the achievement of its large purposes. Central to this strategy is the power of American ideals, what the author calls "the fourth power". Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JPS; JWK; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 200 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KRA0004922
ISBN
9780195300857
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Offers a look at the politics behind international war crimes tribunals, combining analysis with investigative reporting and a broad historical perspective. This book explains that bringing war criminals to justice can be a military ordeal, a source of endless legal frustration, as well as a diplomatic nightmare. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 440 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: JPA; JWXK; LBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691092782
ISBN
9780691092782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. 3000 Years of Battles in the Holy Land. 312 pages, 32 pages of illustrations. Holy Wars describes 3,000 years of war in the Holy Land with the unique approach of focusing on pivotal battles or campaigns, beginning with the Israelites' capture of Jericho and ending with Israel's last full-fledged assault against Lebanon. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1; HBW; JWLF. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight: 508.
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612001531
ISBN
9781612001531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.60

Hardback. The key battles fought over 3000 years of turbulent history in the Holyland, from ancient times to today's Arab-Israeli conflict Today's Arab-Israeli conflict, ever-present in the news, is merely the latest episode in an unending history of violence in the Holyland, a region that is unsurpassed as witness to a kaleidoscopic military history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 pages of illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBG; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612000084
ISBN
9781612000084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.78

Paperback. Traces how the military historically constructed definitions of homosexual identity relying upon religious, medical, and psychological discourses that defined homosexuals as evil, degenerate, and unstable, making their risk to national security obvious, and mandating their exclusion from the Armed Services. Series: Queer Politics, Queer Theories. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 b&w illustrations,1 table, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSK; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781592130351
ISBN
9781592130351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. This controversial book, by one of our finest military historians, reveals the squalid truth about Britain's highest military honour, exposing a shameful history of racism, misogyny and political expediency. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 x 8 page plate section. BIC Classification: HBW; JWTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843542704
ISBN
9781843542704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.79

Paperback. At the centenary of the commencement of the First World War, Atlantic re-issue this evocative biography of Douglas Haig - one of the most controversial commanders of the Great War. Num Pages: 528 pages, 3x4pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BGH; HBWN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 40. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782392248
ISBN
9781782392248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.27

Paperback. The spearhead of Japan's assault landing operations both in China pre-Pearl Harbor, and in US and British territory post-Pearl Harbor, was provided by the Special Naval Landing Forces. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the elite force, covering weapons and equipment as well as uniform and insignia. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846031007
ISBN
9781846031007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764352553
ISBN
9780764352553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.94
€ 54.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 350+ color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: HB; JWTU; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 224 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2360.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764314285
ISBN
9780764314285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.62
€ 65.34

paperback. Num Pages: 133 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JW; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 195.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
RAND Corporation United States
Number of pages
133
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780833028266
ISBN
9780833028266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.04

Hardback. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; JPHV; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312174194
ISBN
9780312174194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.82

Paperback. With a wealth of photographs, many from the SAS Regimental Archives, this book captures the danger and excitement of the initial SAS raids against Axis airfields during the Desert War, the battles in Italy and those following the D-Day landings, the dramatic final push into Germany itself and the discovery of such Nazi horrors as Belsen. Series: General Military. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472808752
ISBN
9781472808752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. From one of the foremost experts on wartime British special forces, a new volume exploring the Long Range Desert Group Num Pages: 288 pages, 16pp B&Wpic section. BIC Classification: 1D; 1HB; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472122094
ISBN
9781472122094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. The Special Boat Squadron was Britain's most exclusive Special Forces unit during World War II. Highly trained, and totally secretive, the SBS was established as an entity in its own right in early 1943. With the interviews of the surviving members of the unit, this title gathers the forgotten dramatic exploits of this fighting force. Num Pages: 320 pages, 120 b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472811134
ISBN
9781472811134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
9780857202253
ISBN
9780857202253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 7.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AMGD; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781255063
ISBN
9781781255063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

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