Warfare & defence
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Warfare & defence
Paperback. Original, comprehensive, and compelling, The Treasure of the San Jose separates popular myth from history and sheds light on the human lives associated with a "treasureship. Num Pages: 290 pages, 19, 15 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421404165
- ISBN
- 9781421404165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.32
€ 33.99
€ 28.32
Paperback. The Texas Revolution is remembered for the 13-day siege of the alamo and the immortal heroes thus created in David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis. This work explains that the Revolution had been fermenting in resentments and minor confrontations for some years beforehand. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, 50 illustrations, (25 colour ). BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 249 x 8. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841765228
- ISBN
- 9781841765228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.75
€ 25.99
€ 20.75
Hardcover. Accounts of pilots and aircrew who experienced life saving events, enabling exclusive membership rites to very special clubs. 'Goldfish' (Lives saved by the use of personal life preservers and dinghies), 'Caterpillar' (Lives saved by parachutes) or: 'Guinea Pig' (Lives saved by pioneering surgery). Num Pages: 320 pages, 110 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781550786
- ISBN
- 9781781550786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.25
€ 26.99
€ 19.25
Hardback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752459653
- ISBN
- 9780752459653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.26
€ 25.99
€ 22.26
Paperback. Although designed in the mid-1930s and in squadron service several years prior to the Pearl Harbor attack, Consolidated's PBY Catalina proved its soundness in combat throughout the four years that the war raged across the Pacific in World War 2. This book deals with tthe US Navy's PBY units and operations in the Pacific during World War 2. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841769110
- ISBN
- 9781841769110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.72
€ 26.99
€ 21.72
Paperback. The arms trade brings death and destruction to millions of people around the world. This title names the players in the arms trade and charts the impact that it has had on war, human rights and development. It reveals the financial and trade mechanisms that permit the arms trade to continue, including tales of bribery and corruption. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JPSF; JWXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 109 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- New Internationalist Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906523176
- ISBN
- 9781906523176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.27
€ 14.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. London's Lost Battlefields hides the ghosts of bloodshed and rebellion from Boudicca to the devastating but little known Zeppelin attacks of the First World War. Num Pages: 160 pages, 70 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 10. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781552483
- ISBN
- 9781781552483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.22
€ 19.99
€ 15.22
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Waverley Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902407197
- ISBN
- 9781902407197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 6.53
€ 6.53
Paperback. Operation Dynamo, and its rescues from beaches and harbour, has gone down in history as a victory from certain defeat. Here Tim Lynch presents the true story of this miraculous event using stunning, rare images from the Mirrorpix archive. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; AJC; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 248. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750982733
- ISBN
- 9780750982733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.26
€ 19.99
€ 18.26
Paperback. The moving and inspiring story of one of history's most powerful yet forgotten Christmas stories: the spontaneous 1914 Christmas truce. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471135194
- ISBN
- 9781471135194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. What my father didn't do in the war. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745968544
- ISBN
- 9780745968544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.34
€ 14.99
€ 12.34
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473843516
- ISBN
- 9781473843516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.06
€ 25.99
€ 19.06
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844156917
- ISBN
- 9781844156917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. Brand new addition to the Flight Craft series, this time focussing on the intriguing Sukhoi-Su-15 aircraft type, and providing a comprehensive overview of all model-making kits currently available on the market. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 211 x 9. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473823907
- ISBN
- 9781473823907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.51
€ 21.99
€ 17.51
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 370+ color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1534.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764313066
- ISBN
- 9780764313066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 34.87
€ 52.99
€ 34.87
Paperback. BIC Classification: HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910777855
- ISBN
- 9781910777855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.35
€ 38.99
€ 28.35
Hardback. Between September 1939 and June 1940, the British Expeditionary Force confronted the German threat to France and Flanders with a confused mind-set, an uncertain skills-set and an uncompetitive capability. This book explores the formation's origins, the scale of defeat in France and the campaign's considerable legacy. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWD; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137494191
- ISBN
- 9781137494191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.65
€ 112.65
Paperback. The book recounts the Vulcan's final raid in the Falklands War and sat in the best-seller charts for months after initial publication. Num Pages: 496 pages, Approx 300 mono. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473886674
- ISBN
- 9781473886674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.37
€ 34.99
€ 34.37
Hardcover. Leuchars was one of the oldest airfields in the UK, its links with military aviation go back to 1911. Following the outbreak of war in 1939 the station was identified as an ideal location to launch maritime operations under Coastal Command. From 1950-2015 Leuchars was on permanent guard with every type of operational interceptor in RAF service. Num Pages: 208 pages, 80 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JJ; JWG; JWJ; JWL; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781556092
- ISBN
- 9781781556092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.45
€ 25.99
€ 18.45
Hardback. The third volume in this series returns to November 1942 to explain the background to the first major Anglo-American venture - Operation Torch, the invasion of French North Africa. It deals with the fratricidal combats which followed the initial landings in Morocco and Algeria for several days. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 306 x 52. Weight in Grams: 2096.
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910690000
- ISBN
- 9781910690000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.73€ 59.26
€ 75.73
€ 59.26