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Warfare & defence

The global threat of nuclear weapons is a key policy issue. Using a variety of sources, Busch offers a detailed examination of nuclear programmes around the world as well as assessing the current debates in international relations over the associated risks. Num Pages: 560 pages, 4 photographs. BIC Classification: JPSF; JWMN; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 812.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813123233
ISBN
9780813123233
Condition: New

€ 79.08

Histories of Battle of the Bulge routinely include lists of American, British, and German troop casualties. This book tells the story of ordinary people caught up in war. Peter Schrijvers also examines post-war concerns such as reconstruction, the problem of abandoned land mines and explosives, and relations between civilians and veterans. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 803.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813123523
ISBN
9780813123523
Condition: New

€ 48.95

Recounts the evolution and development of the US Army's modern mechanized cavalry and the doctrines necessary to use it effectively, and explores the debates over how best to use cavalry. Illustrated with many photographs, maps, and charts, this book examines how technology revolutionized US forces in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 512 pages, 96 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBW; JWD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 989.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124032
ISBN
9780813124032
Condition: New

€ 50.53

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

€ 42.95

The opening months of 1951 comprised the first winter of the Korean War, and the fighting was as intense as the weather. This book analyzes this significant period and its effects on the remainder of the war. It is the first of three volumes about the Korean War that focus on combat experiences at the ground level. Editor(s): Bowers, William T. Series: AN AUSA Title, Battles and Campaigns Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 45 photographs, 35 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBWS1; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125084
ISBN
9780813125084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.26

Hardcover. Features the experiences of American, Chinese, Russian, Korean, and Vietnamese veterans from the Vietnam War, representing the views of both anti-Communist and Communist participants, including Chinese officers of the PLA, a Russian missile-training instr Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 photos, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBWS2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125923
ISBN
9780813125923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 637.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813134604
ISBN
9780813134604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.31

Editor(s): Higham, Robin; Parillo, Mark P. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813136745
ISBN
9780813136745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.36

Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy and Peace. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JPHC; JWG; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813144955
ISBN
9780813144955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.87

Series: Association of the United States Army Foreign Military Studies. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBWS; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1021.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813150802
ISBN
9780813150802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.63

Paperback. While serving as a crew chief aboard a U.S. Air Force Rescue helicopter, Airman First Class William A. Robinson was shot down and captured in Ha Tinh Province, North Vietnam. Robinson endured 2,703 days in multiple North Vietnamese prison camps. In The Longest Rescue , Glenn Robins tells Robinson's story using an array of sources. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBWS2; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813166216
ISBN
9780813166216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.69

Paperback. Since the publication of the first edition of Why Air Forces Fail, the debate over airpower's role in military operations has only intensified. Historians Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris assemble a team of experts to add essential new details to their cautionary tale for current practitioners of aerial warfare. Editor(s): Higham, Robin; Harris, Stephen J. Num Pages: 450 pages, 27 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLW; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813167510
ISBN
9780813167510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 maps. BIC Classification: JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813190952
ISBN
9780813190952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813220192
ISBN
9780813220192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.24

Paperback. Vitaly Leonidovich Katayev was an eyewitness to history as he saw the arms race accelerating at an absurd and inexplicable pace, and he understood why. His perspective was from inside the Soviet system. His recollections in this book offer an extraordinary window into Soviet decisions and calculations. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBTW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817914752
ISBN
9780817914752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 71 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817918057
ISBN
9780817918057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.49

Hardcover. Editor(s): Shultz, George P.; Andreasen, Steven P.; Drell, Sidney D.; Goodby, James E. Num Pages: 538 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JPSF; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1 New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817949211
ISBN
9780817949211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: JP; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817992224
ISBN
9780817992224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.25

Paperback. Thoughts on issues of character, leadership, integrity, personal and public virtue, and ethics, the selections in this volume converge around the central theme of how man can rise with dignity to prevail in the face of adversity lessons just as valid for the challenges of present-day life as they were for the author's Vietnam experience." Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817993924
ISBN
9780817993924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.91

Hardcover. The life story of the highest decorated soldier of the Wehrmacht. Many photos of Rudels aircraft. Num Pages: 280 pages, over 400 b/w photos, documents. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1708. 280 pages, Photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Dimension: 289 x 229 x 30. Weight: 1714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887402524
ISBN
9780887402524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.82
€ 46.30

Paperback. The most versatile German aircraft of WWII is shown in its many uses and on a variety of war fronts. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: JWG; JWM; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 240 x 4. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Schiffer Pub Ltd
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887403125
ISBN
9780887403125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

On the 50th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy: a revised and updated edition of Paul Carell's great classic. Num Pages: 291 pages, 32 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBT; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 826. German Account of the D-Day Landings and the 80 Days' Battle for France. 291 pages, 32pp photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBT; HBWQ; JWL. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 29. Weight: 792.
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887407161
ISBN
9780887407161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.26

Paperback. Number 5 in the Luftwaffe Profile Series describes the design and use of the Junkers Ju 87A. Series: Luftwaffe Profile S. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w photos, color profiles, drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 4. Weight in Grams: 210. Series: Luftwaffe Profile S. 48 pages, Black and white and colour photographs, colour profiles, drawings. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Dimension: 278 x 215 x 4. Weight: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887409202
ISBN
9780887409202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Crecy Publishing United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907579939
ISBN
9780907579939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.48

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