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Paperback. When the revolutionary Messerschmitt Me 262 jet first appeared as a bomber in the skies over north-west Europe in late 1944, it represented both a new dawn in aeronautical development and a great shock to the Allied air forces and armies. This book covers the complete history of the Me 262 bomber and reconnaissance units during World War 2. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 182 x 7. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849087490
- ISBN
- 9781849087490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.75
€ 23.99
€ 20.75
Hardcover. This book examines the lost voices of returning World War II veterans in the immediate postwar years and shows how the developing Cold War silenced or altered dissenting opinions that many vets expressed upon their return. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JWT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600607
- ISBN
- 9780230600607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Paperback. A riveting account of the greatest small-boat rescue in American history. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 21.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781599213378
- ISBN
- 9781599213378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.95
€ 18.99
€ 15.95
hardcover. This book examines the complex and changing relationship between the U.S. Army and American railroads during the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JW; TRF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804742399
- ISBN
- 9780804742399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. One of the problems pervading the study of medieval Islamic technology is the lack of surviving technical treatises. Tradition tended to be handed down by example and by word of mouth, and apprenticeships could last for decades. Fortunately, however, occasional treatises do exist. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12 b/w figs. BIC Classification: HBLC1; JFSR2; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 172 x 243 x 13. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780906094570
- ISBN
- 9780906094570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.52
€ 26.99
€ 25.52
Hardcover. Offers an argument for the principles of moral democratic realism that inspired the Bush administration's policy of regime change in Iraq. This work connects the Bush Doctrine and modern issues in American foreign policy to the deeper tradition of American diplomacy, drawing from positive lessons as well as cautionary tales from the past. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; JPQB; JPS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124346
- ISBN
- 9780813124346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.62
€ 45.62
Hardback. Did Confederate armies attack too often for their own good? Was the relentless, sometimes costly effort to preserve territory a blunder? Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 162 pages, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028813
- ISBN
- 9780842028813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.24
€ 155.24
Paperback. Did Confederate armies attack too often for their own good? Was the relentless, sometimes costly effort to preserve territory a blunder? Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 162 pages, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028820
- ISBN
- 9780842028820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.53
€ 60.53
Paperback. Over 100 models in stunning full-colour photographs. Close-ups, details and thematic spreads for variety and visual interestIn-depth captioning, annotations and an authoritative text. Num Pages: 128 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JWMV2; TRLD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 186. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848322950
- ISBN
- 9781848322950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Robert Gates was US Secretary of Defense from 2006 to 2011 serving under both George Bush and Barack Obama. Before that he was Director of the CIA. This is his candid and revealing account of US military engagement in Iraq and Afghanistan, where Gates oversaw the controversial 'surge' of US troops in both countries. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; BM; JPSL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 41. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- W H Allen
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753555552
- ISBN
- 9780753555552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.08
€ 30.99
€ 22.08
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTJ; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691651880
- ISBN
- 9780691651880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.51
€ 199.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBW; JW; KJC; KJMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349430666
- ISBN
- 9781349430666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
paperback. Offers the strategies of war that can help us gain mastery in the modern world. Spanning world civilisations, and synthesising dozens of political, philosophical, and religious texts, this comprehensive guide focuses on the subtle social game of everyday life. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: JWKT; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- Profile
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861979780
- ISBN
- 9781861979780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.35
€ 26.99
€ 20.35
paperback. A guide to the strategies of war. Spanning world civilisations, and synthesising dozens of political, philosophical, and religious texts, it features the subtle social game of everyday life. It contains examples of the genius and folly of those from Napoleon to Margaret Thatcher and Hannibal to Ulysses S Grant. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JWA; KJC; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 117 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Profile Books; edition (2008-06-05)
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861979988
- ISBN
- 9781861979988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
The Pattons is an exceptional portrait of the famous military family, eloquently written by the grandson of its most illustrious member, George S. Patton. Washington Post critic Jonathan Yardley called it "one of the best books of the year." Series: Warriors S. Num Pages: 352 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTG; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Potomac Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886900
- ISBN
- 9781574886900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.17
€ 13.17
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Hikoki Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902109503
- ISBN
- 9781902109503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Paperback. An exposition of the 10-day battle for the Normandy foreshore as seen through the eyes of the German and Allied soldiers who fought and died in June 1944. This work develops fresh insights into the successes and failures of both sides. It also features extracts from the German telephone log for Omaha Beach, bringing the landings to life. Num Pages: 504 pages, 50 photographs and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 500. Piercing the Atlantic Wall. 504 pages, 50 photographs and line drawings. An exposition of the 10-day battle for the Normandy foreshore as seen through the eyes of the German and Allied soldiers who fought and died in June 1944. This work develops fresh insights into the successes and failures of both sides. It also features extracts from the German telephone log for Omaha Beach, bringing the landings to life. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 37. Weight: 496.
- Publisher
- Ian Allan Publishing
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780711033238
- ISBN
- 9780711033238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. This book brings together enduring, influential works on the role of military power in foreign policy and international politics. Now in its eighth edition, this fully updated reader has been significantly revised with twenty innovative and up-to-date selections meticulously chosen and edited by leading scholars Robert Art and Kelly Greenhill. Editor(s): Art, Robert J.; Greenhill, Kelly M. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 253 x 18. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442233058
- ISBN
- 9781442233058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.36
€ 116.36
Hardback. This book brings together enduring, influential works on the role of military power in foreign policy and international politics. Now in its eighth edition, this fully updated reader has been significantly revised with twenty innovative and up-to-date selections meticulously chosen and edited by leading scholars Robert Art and Kelly Greenhill. Editor(s): Art, Robert J.; Greenhill, Kelly M. Num Pages: 480 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: JPS; JW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 183 x 22. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Eighth Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442233041
- ISBN
- 9781442233041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.82
€ 207.82
Paperback. The conflict in the skies above the combat zones of World War II bred a new legion of heroes. They were all brave men, but some have become legends. This is a compact reference to the history and record of allied and enemy aces of World War II. Series: Vital Guide. Num Pages: 112 pages, 106 photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; TRPS; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- The Crowood Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840374124
- ISBN
- 9781840374124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.42
€ 11.42
Paperback. Series: Combat Legends S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 16 pages colour photos, black & white photos. BIC Classification: JWMV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 189 x 8. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Airlife Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840374391
- ISBN
- 9781840374391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JP; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801495656
- ISBN
- 9780801495656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Now available in paperback, Psychology and Deterrence reveals deterrence strategy's hidden and generally simplistic assumptions about the nature of power and aggression, threat and response, and calculation and behavior in the international arena. Series: Perspectives on Security. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JM; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Maryland
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801838422
- ISBN
- 9780801838422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.61
€ 35.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. In August 1914, two navies in the world confronted each other across the North Sea. At first there were skirmishes, then battles off the coasts of England and Germany and in the far corners of the world. This book is about leadership and command, bravery and timidity, and, genius and folly. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 880
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523789
- ISBN
- 9780099523789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49