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Warfare & defence

Hardback. At Le Cateau on 26 August 1914, the commanders of the Second Corps of the British Expeditionary Force elected to fight the German First Army. They delivered such a smashing blow to the German invaders that the whole of the BEF was able to continue the Retreat to Compiegne without being seriously threatened. This book describes this battle. Num Pages: 160 pages, 31 black & white photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 616. Le Cateau 1914. 160 pages, 31 black & white photographs, 7 maps. At Le Cateau on 26 August 1914, the commanders of the Second Corps of the British Expeditionary Force elected to fight the German First Army. They delivered such a smashing blow to the German invaders that the whole of the BEF was able to continue the Retreat to Compiegne without being seriously threatened. This book describes this battle. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBWN; JWLF. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 21. Weight: 620.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847970626
ISBN
9781847970626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.82

Paperback. The Apache wars were the final episode in the subjugation of the American Indian peoples. Featuring larger-than-life characters such as Geronimo, Cochise and General Cook, this is an account of the battles between the Apache and the US Army for land and freedom. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPVH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712666282
ISBN
9780712666282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.29

Hardcover. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 b/w photos, 8 colour maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBWN; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Helion and Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910777619
ISBN
9781910777619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.92

Paperback. This is the story of the largest armoured battle fought in the campaign for north west Europe. The book guides visitors around the tanks battlefield, showing what remains and what has changed, using present-day images alongside previously unpublished 1944 pictures. Num Pages: 189 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
189
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844150304
ISBN
9781844150304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.77

Hardback. Studies the short lives and parallel military flying careers of two combatants giving and interesting comparisons of serving in the RAF and Luftwaffe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 150 black and white images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473882508
ISBN
9781473882508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.83

Paperback. An autobiography of Adrian Carton de Wiart who served in the South African war and both World Wars. He was wounded eight times during the war (including the loss of an eye and a hand), won the VC during the Batle of the Somme, was mentioned in despatches six times. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: BGHA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844155392
ISBN
9781844155392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.10

Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages, 105 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBW; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
PeKo Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9789638962362
ISBN
9789638962362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, over 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JWF; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848846258
ISBN
9781848846258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages, illustrations maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLH; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780002727464
ISBN
9780002727464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. The legacy of the massacre of civilians at My Lai reverberates throughout Vietnam. This study considers how Vietnamese villagers in My Lai and Ha My - a village where South Korean troops committed an equally appalling massacre of unarmed civilians - assimilate the catastrophe of these mass deaths into their everyday ritual life. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 231 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFFE; JHM; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330. Commemoration and Consolation in Ha My and My Lai. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 231 pages, 1 map. The legacy of the massacre of civilians at My Lai reverberates throughout Vietnam. This study considers how Vietnamese villagers in My Lai and Ha My - a village where South Korean troops committed an equally appalling massacre of unarmed civilians - assimilate the catastrophe of these mass deaths into their everyday ritual life. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFFE; JHM; JWXK. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 16. Weight: 330.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
231
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247970
ISBN
9780520247970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; HBJD1; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844151196
ISBN
9781844151196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. This study covers the battles on the Western Front from the collapse of the Normandy line in France in the summer of 1944 until the Germans were able to bring the Allied army to a halt on the borders of the Reich itself. However, this only delayed the inevitable. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275968571
ISBN
9780275968571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.13
€ 47.68

Paperback. Translator(s): Mair, Victor H. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, frontispiece. BIC Classification: HPDF; JF; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133838
ISBN
9780231133838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.23

Hardback. One of the few books available on the HG units, this book covers the commanders, Knights Cross Holders, uniforms, insignia, standards, flags, pennants, and recruitment. Num Pages: 208 pages, 210+ photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HB; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887404733
ISBN
9780887404733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. A comprehensive study of the period and debates surrounding the European origins of the Second World War. This book describes the various explanations that have been offered for the war and the historiographical debates that have arisen from them; and analyses the ideological, economic and strategic forces at work in Europe during the 1930s. Series: Origins of Modern War. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Pearson
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405840286
ISBN
9781405840286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.12

Paperback. The true story of the mad heretic who led history's bloodiest mutiny - 'An adult version of LORD OF THE FLIES that is, moreover, entirely true' Evening Standard Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTM; JWXT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Mass Mkt Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753816844
ISBN
9780753816844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Hardback. Editor(s): Mitchell, Robert; Campbell, Jeff. Num Pages: 101 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1QFG; JPS; JWXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619422032
ISBN
9781619422032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.83
€ 116.23

Paperback. Traces Peter Howard, who was to become one of The Wooden Horse escapers, from his being shot down, through his capture, and first two POW camps. This work gets into the mind of a man determined to escape his captors. It shows that for all the many schemes dreamt up, very few ever got started and of those a 'home run' was like a lottery win. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: BTM; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844155385
ISBN
9781844155385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, over 420 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Publisher
SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887406614
ISBN
9780887406614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.80

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198795025
ISBN
9780198795025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.10

Paperback. An account of a Norwegian scientist's escape from German custody during the Second World War after his arrest for spying. 60 years later, his daughter sets out on foot with her sister to retrace their father's flight from Nazi-occupied Norway, meeting some of the people who helped him along the way. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DNN; 3JJH; BTM; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Polperro Heritage Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954913731
ISBN
9780954913731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.25

Paperback. A rare and forgotten first hand account of the first day of the Battle of the Somme by a British infantry soldier who went 'over the top' and survived. Num Pages: 96 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BTM; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445655451
ISBN
9781445655451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Paperback. .
Publisher
RN Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9788895011073
ISBN
9788895011073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Comprehensive account in words and images of all US Wheeled AFVs of the last 80 years. Num Pages: 192 pages, 250 colour and black and white images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWMV1; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 248 x 13. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473854369
ISBN
9781473854369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.60

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