Warfare & defence
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Warfare & defence
Paperback. With the growth of insurgents, terrorists, private military companies, and modern pirates, there is a renewed interest in non-state or private violence--this is a history of such violence. Editor(s): Colas, Alejandro; Mabee, Bryan. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; JPWS; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041492
- ISBN
- 9781849041492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.64
€ 52.99
€ 47.64
Paperback. Argues that the contemporary organization of global violence is neither timeless nor natural; it is distinctively modern. This book examines how the arrangement of the world into violence-monopolizing sovereign states evolved over the six preceding centuries. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 230 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691025711
- ISBN
- 9780691025711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.53€ 42.58
€ 53.53
€ 42.58
Hardback. New history of the Norman conquests in the Mediterranean Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 244 x 28. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473828476
- ISBN
- 9781473828476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.78
€ 43.99
€ 36.78
Hardcover. With a blend of narrative and analysis, this book explores the extent to which mercenaries have been used, from Sumer to Rome, and the reasons governments hired them when they could conscript native citizens. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; HBTB; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604. Clean copy in fine dustjacket with shelf wear. Some sunning to spine and minor tearing and edgewear to DJ. All illustrations present. In very good condition
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Constable
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0000025
- ISBN
- 9780094757509
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Approximately 20 (8pp plate section). BIC Classification: 3D; HBLA; HBW; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848843301
- ISBN
- 9781848843301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.50
€ 33.99
€ 28.50
paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations, 1map. BIC Classification: 1FB; JWXN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 185 x 126 x 7. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Spokesman United Kingdom
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851241975
- ISBN
- 9780851241975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.41
€ 11.41
Paperback. This book provides a critique of mercenary involvement in post Cold-War African conflicts. Countries discussed include Sierra Leone, Zaire, Angola, Uganda and Congo. Editor(s): Musah, Abdel-Fatau; Fayemi, J'Kayode. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1H; JWXN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745314716
- ISBN
- 9780745314716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. The fourth volume concerning the trucks and cars employed by Germany during WWII. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 209 x 3. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Pub Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887403248
- ISBN
- 9780887403248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Examines the notorious Nazi's life. Num Pages: 408 pages, 41 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBWQ; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815410065
- ISBN
- 9780815410065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. Men, ideas and tanks reviews the development of British military ideas on armoured forces from 1903 to 1939. Num Pages: 352 pages, 33 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HB; JWD; JWK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719048142
- ISBN
- 9780719048142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
Num Pages: 320 pages, 48 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764302473
- ISBN
- 9780764302473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.45
€ 37.99
€ 25.45
Hardback. "The papers published in this volume resulted from a conference on early Greek hoplite warfare held at Yale University in April 2008." Editor(s): Kagan, Donald M.; Viggiano, Gregory F. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 halftones. 5 line illus. 4 tables. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143019
- ISBN
- 9780691143019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.10€ 45.21
€ 57.10
€ 45.21
Paperback. Individually and collectively, the Fellows of the Royal Society were involved in many wartime activities. For example, prior to the outbreak of World War Two Her Majesty's Government decided to establish a Central Register of persons with 'professional, scientific, technical or higher administrative qualifications', for use in time of War. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWM; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982086
- ISBN
- 9781909982086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.32
€ 26.99
€ 20.32
Hardcover. This book recounts the massacre at Sant'Anna di Stazzema and examines its after effects. During the Nazi occupation of Italy, SS officers were charged with destroying anti-Fascist and anti-Nazi partisans. Paolo Pezzino not only reconstructs the events, but deals with the "forgetting" of the massacre. Translator(s): Giovanni Mazhar, Noor. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 209 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340787
- ISBN
- 9780230340787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Paperback. An assessment of the prospects for building down the NATO/Warsaw Pact military confrontation in Europe by negotiated and unilateral measures. The book also gives a far-sighted view of an organization of defence in Europe that will be set up to replace the existing security organizations. Num Pages: 463 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JPSN; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 463
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333518786
- ISBN
- 9780333518786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.34
€ 73.34
paperback. Editor(s): Larrabee, F. Stephen; Thorson, Carla. Num Pages: 50 pages. BIC Classification: JP; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 5. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 50
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833023841
- ISBN
- 9780833023841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.90
€ 25.90
Hardcover. Offers a full coverage of various aspects of aerial operations throughout the whole of the Mediterranean area. This title helps readers to follow the wartime careers of units and personnel involved. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JJH; HBJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 170 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1544.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908117076
- ISBN
- 9781908117076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.48€ 46.16
€ 59.48
€ 46.16
Paperback. In this first of its kind book, Jessica Finley of the renowned medieval martial arts association, the Selohaar Fechtschule, guides the reader on a journey that begins with the historical background of Ott's wrestling and culminates in step-by-step instruction for practicing the techniques of this ancient fighting art. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JWXZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 254 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- FreeLance Academy Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937439118
- ISBN
- 9781937439118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.19
€ 43.19
Paperback. From the eighth century through the Middle Ages feudalism determined the nature of European warfare. Medieval Warfare is full of recreations of famous events such as the Battle of Hastings and movements like the Crusades; with the brightest flowers of knighthood, and with the mercenary grandeur of Byzantium. Translator(s): Renfroe, Walter J., Jr. Num Pages: 712 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; HBT; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1118.
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 712
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803265851
- ISBN
- 9780803265851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Paperback. A masterly synthesis and summary of the present state of knowledge and debates on various aspects of warfare in medieval Catholic Europe between 300 and 1500 AD. It provides a general overview of the subject, with chapters on the theory of warfare, military personnel, buildings and equipment, and the practice of warfare by land and sea. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333763315
- ISBN
- 9780333763315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.10
€ 58.10
Paperback. From Jericho to Troy, medieval Europe knew siege warfare as a tradition of antiquity. Long before the advent of city culture, rivaling civilisations had relied on siege tactics as a means of taking over fortified palaces, temples, and defensive walls. This book looks at the subject from every angle. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 ilustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBW; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626361409
- ISBN
- 9781626361409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.57
€ 16.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. This thorough update of a classic book includes fully revised content, new sections on the use of horses, handguns, incendiary weapons, and siege engines, and new illustrations. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBW; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442604971
- ISBN
- 9781442604971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 44.97
€ 46.99
€ 44.97
Hardback. This is the first book devoted exclusively to the history of 'The Great Companies', an assembly of mercenaries drawn from different European countries who came together to fight in the second half of the 14th century, sometimes in the employ of kings, the pope, princes or city republics, but frequently fighting on their own account. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBW; JWXN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Volume I
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631158868
- ISBN
- 9780631158868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.35
€ 128.35
Paperback. Explores why mercenaries were employed to defend or expand territory before massed national armies existed. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages of b/w plates. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1; HBW; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Frontline Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848328549
- ISBN
- 9781848328549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66