Warfare & defence
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Warfare & defence
American Arsenal examines the United States' transformation from isolationist state to military superpower by means of sixteen vignettes, each focusing upon an inventor and his contribution to the cause. Num Pages: 336 pages, 31 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199959747
- ISBN
- 9780199959747
Condition: New
€ 57.17
€ 57.17
Paperback. The author recounts his command of the 7th Armoured Brigade Group - the Desert Rats - during the Gulf War; from preparation and training, to coping with the pressures of a ground war on unfamiliar terrain. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp B&w Photographs, 8pp Colour Photographs, Maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 3JJPR; BGHA; HB; JWD; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 111 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Hodder Paperbacks
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0021030
- ISBN
- 9780340682463
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. How these divisions from the North of England and Scotland helped turn the war - first in North Africa then in Europe after D-Day Num Pages: 224 pages, 90 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; 1DBKS; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWL; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553992
- ISBN
- 9781781553992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.02
€ 23.99
€ 17.02
Paperback. Details the final weeks of the Second World War, including the surrender of Germany and the liberation of much of Europe Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781554005
- ISBN
- 9781781554005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.02
€ 23.99
€ 17.02
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553251
- ISBN
- 9781781553251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.80
€ 25.99
€ 18.80
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844156306
- ISBN
- 9781844156306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 34.51
€ 42.99
€ 34.51
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 36. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750960526
- ISBN
- 9780750960526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.74
€ 26.99
€ 23.74
Paperback. When the author returned home from Afghanistan, he left behind him surreal intensity and exhilaration of battle. He also left behind lasting bonds of friendship formed with his Afghan comrades Qiam, Syed and Majhib. This title tells of their first meetings, mutual suspicion and incomprehension, and how this eventually turned into brotherhood. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BM; HBJF; HBWS4; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241951279
- ISBN
- 9780241951279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. An account of all the horror, boredom and exhilaration of war. It tells the story of how a modern soldier is made, from the testosterone-heavy breeding ground of Sandhurst to the nightmare of Iraq and Afghanistan. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141039268
- ISBN
- 9780141039268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Hardcover. "This book was originally published in German under the title Desert Boneyards by Motobuch-Veerlag"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 200 color images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1100. Retired Aircraft Storage Facilities in the U.S. 160 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWMV3. Dimension: 284 x 224 x 20. Weight: 1104.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764336621
- ISBN
- 9780764336621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.32
€ 53.99
€ 35.32
Hardcover. The man who transformed the German navy before the outbreak of the First World War Num Pages: 608 pages, 26 b&w illus., 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBLW; HBWN; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 42. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253355935
- ISBN
- 9780253355935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.62
€ 49.62
Paperback. The terrifying first use of nuclear weapons over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 was the most controversial act of warfare in history, dramatically ending the Second World War but ushering in the age of mass destruction. This book tells a story that extends beyond Japan and Washington. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099542247
- ISBN
- 9780099542247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. Who was Jean Moulin? The official answer is that he was General de Gaulle's emissary to occupied France and became the political head of the Resistance in 1943. However, Marnham searches for the key to Moulin's political convictions and suggests that he may have been working to a private agenda. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWKW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. Weight in Grams: 426. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002902
- ISBN
- 9780712665841
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Num Pages: 240 pages, over 300 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWG; JWM; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1430.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887405136
- ISBN
- 9780887405136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 42.02
€ 47.99
€ 42.02
Paperback. Challenges our current notions on global politics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045445
- ISBN
- 9781849045445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.33
€ 26.99
€ 25.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 150 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 3JJF; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750966061
- ISBN
- 9780750966061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.71
€ 25.99
€ 22.71
Paperback. Behind-the-scenes story of the three Navy SEALs who captured the "Butcher of Fallujah" and were then accused of "prisoner abuse" Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBW; HBWS5; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145 x 37. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306823527
- ISBN
- 9780306823527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
hardcover. On January 26, 1993, a young Palestinian man named Abdel Nasser Zaben was arrested and incarcerated in New York City for kidnapping and robbery. Just thirty days later, while he remained locked up, radical Islamic fundamentalists detonated a bomb in the World Trade Center. Num Pages: 160 pages, notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: JPWL; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Potomac Books (2011-09-01) United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597975483
- ISBN
- 9781597975483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.28
€ 33.28
Paperback. Presents an analysis of the nuclear policies of the US, Russia, China, the UK, France, India, Israel, and Pakistan and assesses the contributions of these states to the rise and persistence of the tradition of nuclear non-use. This work examines the influence of the tradition on the behavior of nuclear and non-nuclear states in crises and wars. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: JPSF; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804761321
- ISBN
- 9780804761321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. Series: Yale Library of Military History. Num Pages: 424 pages, 44 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HBW; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300227093
- ISBN
- 9780300227093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.86
€ 23.99
€ 17.86